Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93126

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93126

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150878
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93126
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to leak device node references.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing release of a device node reference in the adsp_map_carveout function when calling of_parse_phandle_with_args(). A local user can cause the function to process a device-tree phandle to leak device node references.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-93126

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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