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CVE-2026-23091

kernel: intel_th: fix device leak on output open()

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Severity

Unknown

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CVSS

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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

CWE not specified