Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43355
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130824
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-2026-43355
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 bh1780 light sensor driver when handling read operations that encounter an error. A local user can trigger an error during a read operation to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43355
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb3af4f59e09323788860a9155e9766b12891e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33661bfc85c14836bfef4425a74b0ca2df4bb5ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424bf90e87134effe4bd932608a15286493b11ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae572ddc28578af476cce7da3faec0395ef0bf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd72e6c3cdea05cad24e99710939086f7a113fb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc77e0a5600e620a2ae51ec78933162fb217b20b