{"cve":"CVE-2026-23091","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-04T17:16:19.980","modified":"2026-10-19T19:17:35.663","status":"Modified","description":"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\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().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23091","score":0.00144,"percentile":0.03644,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}