Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46141

Vulnerability identifier: #VU133057

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46141

CWE-ID: CWE-404

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in xive_irq_free_data() in the powerpc XIVE interrupt handling code when freeing MSI-X irqdomain data for an NVMe device. A local user can trigger allocation and release of MSI-X vectors to cause a denial of service.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2546fb8c9acc8c7512ed4339ce2a982cb7407065
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771c54728c278bf1e4bfdab4fddbbb186e33498
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e66ed135cdf23a318e9727dca48f98f7f6142f78

• Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel sysdev xive
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws