Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46109
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133081
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-2026-46109
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 a memory leak in ulpi_register() when handling error paths before device registration. A local user can trigger failures in ulpi_of_register() or ulpi_read_id() to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46109
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b9fcab1b8608d429e5f239afb197de928d4de7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e01b2cf9b4329ff67102c1bea7448c2a2d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c0d44adb55c66663886cb6e30ee92cbb0f5385
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be2c1d825f54277472c87019e82013ac534ddc4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f30ccfc2985590b33a23a3d8bed7ca16c0af551b