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FKIE_CVE-2026-81018

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-11 20:19 - Updated: 2026-09-11 20:19
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: think-lmi: Free system certificate signatures Multi-certificate support also allows the system authentication object to store ->signature and ->save_signature, which leak when the driver is removed. Free the signatures to avoid leaking memory.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c28adde051fe76a7754856d0a414ab89adcaa4d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abbcc0354108cf47a6055b951182bf73520d0363
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abca989604f60fe29d7170431f819e28ec7d868a
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: think-lmi: Free system certificate signatures\n\nMulti-certificate support also allows the system authentication object\nto store -\u003esignature and -\u003esave_signature, which leak when the driver is\nremoved. Free the signatures to avoid leaking memory."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-81018",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-11T20:19:10.813",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:10.813",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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