Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-92524
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150992
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-2026-92524
CWE-ID: CWE-404
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 resource cleanup in its_vpe_irq_domain_alloc() when an interrupt allocation fails. A local user can trigger an allocation failure to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-92524
Install security update from vendor's repository.
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05c199d6b806ed1cc64807062f9986f11315e8ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d1951a1935a11c197272dbd38349033f0ef8991
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325ff3e78c64cd619d52b99f7c8b09a3f31e1495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd7e9b5463e1bceddcaf4acec6ca0f12553455b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb1f1414bf70185dad2525ecac5411db551faa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82bccf7f9a12bf0eec9774968f6a853020ea26d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4643bcb3bdda96b7292d6ab6ed196755a5bc304
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d324c4353f64190a032c78d6e07be6d57ddfb2f1
Related Security Bulletins
- Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel irqchip driver
- Debian update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15 and more