platform/x86: asus-wmi: fix resource leaks on probe failure
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-93116 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-17 17:18:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-17 17:18:06 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: asus-wmi: fix resource leaks on probe failure
During driver initialization in asus_wmi_add(), various subsystems are
registered sequentially. However, the error path labels are out of order
relative to the registration sequence.
Specifically:
1. If asus_wmi_custom_fan_curve_init() fails, the driver jumps to
fail_custom_fan_curve. Because this label is placed below fail_sysfs,
it bypasses the cleanup calls for the input device and sysfs groups,
which were successfully registered before, leaking those resources.
2. If asus_screenpad_init() fails, the driver jumps to fail_screenpad.
Because fail_screenpad is placed below fail_backlight, it bypasses the
cleanup calls for backlight and rfkill, leaking those resources.
Fix these resource leaks by reordering the error path labels in
asus_wmi_add() to match the exact reverse order of the resource
allocations. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 0f0ac158d28ff78e75c334e869b1cb8e69372a1f 3308b8c5f5a28403611a2f5a46f06aabe4f0c661 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 0f0ac158d28ff78e75c334e869b1cb8e69372a1f ef3daa2b84a2b8499ce9e2ce1c865dca36d39f95 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.17 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.17 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.6 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef3daa2b84a2b8499ce9e2ce1c865dca36d39f95 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/3308b8c5f5a28403611a2f5a46f06aabe4f0c661 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.