Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90028
Published: September 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90028
CWE-ID: CWE-664
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to trigger an unbalanced regulator disable warning.
The vulnerability exists due to improper regulator enable-state tracking in the hd3ss3220 driver's VBUS regulator control when handling role or ID notifications after another consumer has enabled VBUS. An attacker with physical access can trigger role or ID notifications to trigger an unbalanced regulator disable warning.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90028
Install security update from vendor's repository.