bus: mhi: ep: Fix device refcount leak in the error path of MHI device creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: ep: Fix device refcount leak in the error path of MHI device creation mhi_ep_create_device() takes one device reference for the UL channel and another for the DL channel after allocating the transfer device. These references are normally released by mhi_ep_destroy_device() before the device itself is removed. If dev_set_name() or device_add() fails, the error path currently drops only one reference. The remaining channel references keep the device from being released and leave the channels associated with a device that was never registered. Route both failures through a common unwind path that drops the DL channel reference, the UL channel reference, and the initial reference from device_initialize().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93136
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w2p-3v8x-m8hh
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8acc3813ab5015af73eeb74c9032443162f122d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51ddb831a36102fd0ea25f354935e49abce9f0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fae8fd4adc7f4765463ddeb1a5fad23936432f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5587e7871ce994bb079f97fe7e430d99627e5292
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3f64faee335eb678fd7dca7b95dfe3d0b271fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f12862600bb70e599a614d706a095ea5f8f9858
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Sources
- CVE-2026-93136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w2p-3v8x-m8hh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-93136 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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