Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64182
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138433
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-2026-64182
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 memblk_nr_poison_inc() and memblk_nr_poison_sub() in drivers/base/memory.c when updating poison accounting for a memory block. A local user can trigger repeated successful memory block lookups to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64182
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a2cc1756a0570f887d624cd6c535ea0cbd4951
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24840b3139d7415144b81e4f9f4c44670d15bed9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/686b4283f82cd630fafd7ca9b03dfc080b3ec8fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8502e2c2d0633f99d94d22ae8dabc10caae1fc2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce60d9452a0f2effa72fd20ea270c59ca691d455