Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43372
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43372
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in the PTP IRQ setup logic when handling failures during IRQ setup. A local user can trigger request_threaded_irq() failure during PTP message IRQ initialization to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43372
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3704ac6a0d9a78f66a187515a8ca3faedaf01cc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c58a9fdb0d0e1011aa02455d26d6ebea251979b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c8c16a4aad0b37293cae213e15957c573cf79b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d1d41e0e8ec447d40a5752844fc5fb0b23db27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e80fef36c676c947072dabeb5803ae59d92ba493