Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90354

 

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90354

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151126
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90354
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a device reference leak.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the mt7915_pci_probe HIF2 initialization path when initializing HIF2 on non-WED dual-HIF hardware. A local user can trigger initialization of the mt7915 PCI device to cause a device reference leak.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90354

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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