Unchecked Return Value in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93142
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150859
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93142
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the rcar_thermal_probe() function when registering a thermal zone during driver probe. A local user can trigger a thermal zone registration failure to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93142
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35bf61798e7d4abf39667d98f298f793b3dd9bbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/623349a18d4c6e6add7876553c0cb6947c8d92e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/810875c5996f731961fc5ee1bd24e711f2e8fe78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85bcd0c7ef66e3404b3c99e5589c5ea622a757e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d67607e7749527850619a10d3ed033b02dcea516
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd04ad1cdabcad51e34b74b4e91b9aeb7180d05d