#VU124945 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23426

 

#VU124945 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23426

Published: April 6, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124945
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23426
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a device node reference leak in logicvc_drm_config_parse() when parsing the "layers" node from the device tree. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.

The issue results from a missing release of the reference returned by of_get_child_by_name(). No user interaction is required.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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