Bug 2536461 (CVE-2026-90194)

Summary:	CVE-2026-90194 kernel: ACPI: scan: fix bus ID cleanup on device_add() failures
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) scan module. When a device fails to add, the system's rollback process does not properly clean up allocated bus IDs and instance numbers. This oversight can lead to a resource leak, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) due to the exhaustion of available resources.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 18:02:58 UTC

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

ACPI: scan: fix bus ID cleanup on device_add() failures

When device_add() fails after acpi_device_set_name() has allocated an
instance ID and a new acpi_device_bus_id has been linked into
acpi_bus_id_list, the rollback path only removes wakeup_list and
detaches the ACPI handle data.

That leaves the bus-ID bookkeeping behind and keeps the allocated
instance number consumed.

Move the bus-ID cleanup and wakeup-list removal into a single helper.

Use it from both the normal device teardown path and the device_add()
rollback path. The wakeup list node is initialized before registration,
so it can be deleted without checking whether the device is wakeup-
capable like in the original teardown path.

[ rjw: Rename acpi_device_del_list() to acpi_device_cleanup() ]
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-23 22:10:59 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90194.mbox