Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98129
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152313
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-2026-98129
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to leak memory.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource release in mpi3mr_sas_port_add() when adding an allocated SAS port fails. A local user can trigger SAS port addition failures to leak memory.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98129
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3