Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97510
Published: September 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151983
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-2026-97510
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a memory leak.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing release of allocated memory in __tb_xdomain_response() when tb_cfg_request() fails to set up a request. A local user can trigger the failed request setup to cause a memory leak.
The issue can occur when the control channel has already been shut down.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97510
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3