Device autosuspend prevention via leaked PM reference
Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Resource leakage in Linux kernel 6.1 allows attackers to prevent an LTRF216A sensor from autosuspending via a failed data read. The ltrf216a_get_lux() error path returns when ltrf216a_read_data() fails without calling ltrf216a_set_power_state(data, false), leaving the runtime PM usage count elevated. Reachability requires an LTRF216A light sensor and a failed read; the documented consequence is continued device activity rather than data access or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Resource leakage in Linux kernel 6.1 allows attackers to prevent an LTRF216A sensor from autosuspending via a failed data read. The ltrf216a_get_lux() error path returns when ltrf216a_read_data() fails without calling ltrf216a_set_power_state(data, false), leaving the runtime PM usage count elevated. Reachability requires an LTRF216A light sensor and a failed read; the documented consequence is continued device activity rather than data access or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-89934
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
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- Attack vector
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- Privileges
- Unavailable
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- Sep 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.1
- Affected versionversion=83f0bcd40d5cf88870d2f2bb8b97c772b92a3d1f <0614928a3eda35bddd8c2f02311e286b59bbe746
- Affected versionversion=83f0bcd40d5cf88870d2f2bb8b97c772b92a3d1f <80e7381e8cccb543397572af153865f34aaf4353
- Affected versionversion=83f0bcd40d5cf88870d2f2bb8b97c772b92a3d1f <c132aef0e757a39036b1d40faf0569f2e343b13e
- Affected versionversion=83f0bcd40d5cf88870d2f2bb8b97c772b92a3d1f <c4f003d8578f5718fe1ec332bc89f9ff69fd205b
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