Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93071
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150959
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93071
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource cleanup in the bcm2835-unicam driver when handling driver initialization failures or device removal. A local privileged user can cause the driver to enter an error or removal path to leak allocated asynchronous subdevice connection resources and cause a denial of service.
The leak was detected after module removal.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93071
Install security update from vendor's repository.