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CVE-2026-23090

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredFeb 4, 2026UpdatedMar 17, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.14%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
21
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 3, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.12% → 0.14% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
22 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 4, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 17, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8186-1: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8187-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8188-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Apr 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-5: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8243-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
May 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-6: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8275-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8289-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-1: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8594-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities