CVE-2026-23090
Published: February 10, 2026Last modified: February 20, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slimbus: core: fix device reference leak on report present Slimbus devices can be allocated dynamically upon reception of report-present messages. Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up already registered devices. Note that this requires taking an extra reference in case the device has not yet been registered and has to be allocated.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.163-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.73-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.71-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b78bbfbafe49832e508079148cb87cdfa55825
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ddc09f6a0a221b1d91a7cbc8cc2cefdbd334fe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54de72a7aabc0749938d7a2833a0c1a5d3ed7ac9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6602bb4d1338e92b5838e50322b87697bdbd2ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9391380eb91ea5ac792aae9273535c8da5b9aa01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/948615429c9f2ac9d25d4e1f1a4472926b217a9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1217e40705b2f6d311c197b12866752656217ff