Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2026· Updated Feb 9, 2026
intel_th: fix device leak on output open()
CVE-2026-23091
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().
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 4.4
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26cmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6dmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54ddmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2mitre
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