{"cve":"CVE-2026-72144","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:32.067","modified":"2026-10-16T19:17:11.767","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path\n\ndell_init() initializes several resources after dell_setup_rfkill(),\nincluding the optional touchpad LED, keyboard backlight LED, battery\nhook, debugfs directory and dell-laptop notifier.\n\nIf a later LED or backlight registration fails, the error path only\ntears down the battery hook and rfkill resources. This leaves the\nnotifier, debugfs directory, keyboard backlight LED and optional\ntouchpad LED registered after dell_init() returns an error.\n\nAdd the missing cleanup calls before tearing down rfkill.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e41ca4a7fba2e680d6950e9511245255fffa46c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd76d5421a72d2526c9be8f01f55bee960f899f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9cab2247e5b243ae2d907ce7c948a8a9c8d61a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b351e082711d12f075a36a6cd67709693689315f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4908b3bed755f73870416b971e162a8d0ef0aef"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72144","score":0.00163,"percentile":0.05499,"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."]}