Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98128
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152311
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-2026-98128
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 denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing reference release in mpi3mr_sas_port_add() when handling an error after acquiring a target device reference. A local user can trigger the error path after a target device reference is acquired to cause a denial of service.
The target device reference is acquired only for SAS_END_DEVICE types.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98128
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3