What is CVE-2026-23015?

CVE-2026-23015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-23015?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23015

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: fix reference leak in gpio_mpsse_probe() error paths The reference obtained by calling usb_get_dev() is not released in the gpio_mpsse_probe() error paths. Fix that by using device managed helper functions. Also remove the usb_put_dev() call in the disconnect function since now it will be released automatically.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions c46a74ff05c0ac76ba11ef21c930c3b447abf31a, 6.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13, 6.19

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23015?: CVE-2026-23015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-23015?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.