Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53065
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135274
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-2026-53065
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 sti uniperif player driver when removing the driver after player initialization. A local user can trigger driver initialization and removal to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53065
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/002a5f925d42eca8ad547e55a4ae22714cfe9dec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1696fad8b259a2d46e51cd6e17e4bcdbe02279fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b67761d486d719128e164536e58de5a81dff9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b8dba4527727623a97948aff9f0969a14c203a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7422a11a753daacbc2409513cf65e1de0d17c291
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9641071e3a8e0bc664477a0e54db5f9815f0fb79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f3c332882c98ae7553af372191116d1384ca52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3af3bcfc1deb3b230cc266a2ac75bca8f4dfba9