Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89454

 

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89454

Published: September 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU149350
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89454
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a resource leak.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource cleanup in plda_init_interrupts() when initializing interrupts and platform IRQ retrieval or IRQ mapping fails. A local user can trigger an interrupt initialization failure to cause a resource leak.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-89454

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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