CVE-2026-23091
kernel: intel_th: fix device leak on output open()
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Published · February 4, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
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().
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
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