Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDOC-15569565
  • published15 Mar 2026
  • disclosed4 Feb 2026

Introduced: 4 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-23091  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50145.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

intel_th: fix device leak on output open()

Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device during output device open() on errors and on close().

Note that a recent commit fixed the leak in a couple of open() error paths but not all of them, and the reference is still leaking on successful open().

CVSS Base Scores

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