Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64179
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138430
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-2026-64179
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 ipc_imem_init() when handling error paths after ipc_protocol_init(). A local user can trigger initialization failures to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64179
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/583fd5a8fc797c8ecf2e1a7b923740c5e5734e85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f63a60580ebdd9a1f22f89a84814d1fefe16b1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f764a7810a9f114313c439d25b11f4417c6e0dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6d8643019c33428f7c0658863e80e0b04a70f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5d93b2c40355e999715262a824965aac025a427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a4d57847813fae42fbb7eb35f2dd48b9cff8a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb6dbb49c96be82f07c7b112e3ebc3e6fdd8dd5