Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89939

 

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89939

Published: September 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150346
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-2026-89939
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to prevent the device from autosuspending.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing release of a runtime PM reference in atlas_buffer_postenable() when enabling an IIO buffer and interrupt configuration fails. A local user can enable an IIO buffer to prevent the device from autosuspending.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-89939

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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