#VU122847 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23176
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122847
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23176
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the toshiba_haps_add() function in drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_haps.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128497456756e1b952bd5a912cd073836465109d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17f37c4cdf42a9e4915216b9e130fc8baef4cc64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bce10f0f9435afaae3fc4df9a52b01d9b3853dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0474356875d005d420f8c6b9ac168566e72e87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9ff71c15bc8e48529c2033294a519a7749b272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2093e87ddec13e7a920f326c078a5f765ba89c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93ae43780b759a70734be9bc82c1adcf7f33208