---
id: CVE-2026-93130
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix resource leak on module load failure

  We need to properly clean up the SMBIOS request and the privacy driver
  when the module load fails.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix resource leak on module load failure

  We need to properly clean up the SMBIOS request and the privacy driver
  when the module load fails.
severity: medium
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    4877e20c64be0abfbf22c094b2bac386a87d6d07
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    6836048b7057cf3493cdd13e1e11533d71a4281e
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    62b24e1c338f5d0258262d95c5c8af2e0f18ca49
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    b615d27308f7b426f352f79f5215735773edc8a6
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    6ff6af62f042bb34ac9d2b650c6c043082c5bbda
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    f59cd5007055cc0cdac1621d1cecff2d295ff8d0
  - >-
    Linux >= 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66 <
    072841e02cf9c00a7e8a9c567a14239e02ca47ad
  - Linux 5.14
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T17:18:07.797'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93130'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/072841e02cf9c00a7e8a9c567a14239e02ca47ad'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4877e20c64be0abfbf22c094b2bac386a87d6d07'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b24e1c338f5d0258262d95c5c8af2e0f18ca49'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6836048b7057cf3493cdd13e1e11533d71a4281e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ff6af62f042bb34ac9d2b650c6c043082c5bbda'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b615d27308f7b426f352f79f5215735773edc8a6'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59cd5007055cc0cdac1621d1cecff2d295ff8d0'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-93130.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93130'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536534'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93130'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93130'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-93130.mbox
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T16:21:47.748Z'
epss: 0.00215
epssPercentile: 0.10503
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-772
---

## Overview

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

platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix resource leak on module load failure

We need to properly clean up the SMBIOS request and the privacy driver
when the module load fails.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-93130.json)