{"id":"CVE-2026-23091","title":"intel_th: fix device leak on output open()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nintel_th: fix device leak on output open()\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device\nduring output device open() on errors and on close().\n\nN…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54dd","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2","Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3","Linux 4.4"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-06-10T20:42:22.525510Z"},"published":"2026-02-04","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T18:25:30.355Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23091","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54dd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00144,"epssPercentile":0.03652,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T18:35:50.105Z","slug":"CVE-2026-23091","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nintel_th: fix device leak on output open()\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device\nduring output device open() on errors and on close().\n\nNote that a recent commit fixed the leak in a couple of open() error\npaths but not all of them, and the reference is still leaking on\nsuccessful open().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54dd`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2`\n- `Linux >= 39f4034693b7c7bd1fe4cb58c93259d600f55561 < 95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3`\n- `Linux 4.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}