Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93059
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150964
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-2026-93059
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to exhaust system resources.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing release of a task reference in the recover_worker function when handling GPU hang recovery. A local user can trigger repeated GPU hang recovery to exhaust system resources.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93059
Install security update from vendor's repository.