In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path …
CVE-2026-72144 · published 15 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.8 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: 2.6.37
How to check
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How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path
dell_init() initializes several resources after dell_setup_rfkill(),
including the optional touchpad LED, keyboard backlight LED, battery
hook, debugfs directory and dell-laptop notifier.
If a later LED or backlight registration fails, the error path only
tears down the battery hook and rfkill resources. This leaves the
notifier, debugfs directory, keyboard backlight LED and optional
touchpad LED registered after dell_init() returns an error.
Add the missing cleanup calls before tearing down rfkill.
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e41ca4a7fba2e680d6950e9511245255fffa46c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd76d5421a72d2526c9be8f01f55bee960f899f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9cab2247e5b243ae2d907ce7c948a8a9c8d61a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b351e082711d12f075a36a6cd67709693689315f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4908b3bed755f73870416b971e162a8d0ef0aef
Merged from NVD. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON