# CVE-2026-93136: bus: mhi: ep: Fix device refcount leak in the error path of MHI device creation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 8acc3813ab5015af73eeb74c9032443162f122d1; from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 51ddb831a36102fd0ea25f354935e49abce9f0a1; from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 4fae8fd4adc7f4765463ddeb1a5fad23936432f6; from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 5587e7871ce994bb079f97fe7e430d99627e5292; from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 8f3f64faee335eb678fd7dca7b95dfe3d0b271fd; from 297c77a0f27312b9a04696018c4cbd47926ca92b, fixed in 6f12862600bb70e599a614d706a095ea5f8f9858
- Linux: 5.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.19.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: ep: Fix device refcount leak in the error path of MHI device creation mhi_ep_create_device() takes one device reference for the UL channel and another for the DL channel after allocating the transfer device. These references are normally released by mhi_ep_destroy_device() before the device itself is removed. If dev_set_name() or device_add() fails, the error path currently drops only one reference. The remaining channel references keep the device from being released and leave the channels associated with a device that was never registered. Route both failures through a common unwind path that drops the DL channel reference, the UL channel reference, and the initial reference from device_initialize().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8acc3813ab5015af73eeb74c9032443162f122d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51ddb831a36102fd0ea25f354935e49abce9f0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fae8fd4adc7f4765463ddeb1a5fad23936432f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5587e7871ce994bb079f97fe7e430d99627e5292
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3f64faee335eb678fd7dca7b95dfe3d0b271fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f12862600bb70e599a614d706a095ea5f8f9858

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