In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slimbus: core: fix device reference leak on report present Slimbus devices can be allocated dynamically upon reception of report-present messages. Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up already registered devices. Note that this requires taking an extra reference in case the device has not yet been registered and has to be allocated.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slimbus: core: fix device reference leak on report present Slimbus devices can be allocated dynamically upon reception of report-present messages. Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up already registered devices. Note that this requires taking an extra reference in case the device has not yet been registered and has to be allocated.
Title slimbus: core: fix device reference leak on report present
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-02-04T16:08:13.438Z

Updated: 2026-02-04T16:08:13.438Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.962Z

Link: CVE-2026-23090

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-04T17:16:19.877

Modified: 2026-02-05T14:57:20.563

Link: CVE-2026-23090

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-23090 - Bugzilla