CVE-2026-23091
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Reference Leak in Linux Kernel intel_th Device on open
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-23091, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-02-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-17
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
intel_th: fix device leak on output open()
Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device
during output device open() on errors and on close().
Note that a recent commit fixed the leak in a couple of open() error
paths but not all of them, and the reference is still leaking on
successful open().
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.199 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.162 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.122 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.68 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.8 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.4 (inc) to 5.10.249 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
