CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-26993

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the sysfs_break_active_protection() routine has a reference leak in its error path. If the call to kernfs_find_and_get() fails, kn will be NULL, so the reference to kobj acquired at the start of the function is never released.

Risk Assessment

The reference leak can lead to gradual exhaustion of kernel resources and system instability when the function is called repeatedly. In extreme cases this may result in denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds an explicit kobject_put() call when kn is NULL. Verify the kernel version on production systems and schedule the update.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection() The sysfs_break_active_protection() routine has an obvious reference leak in its error path. If the call to kernfs_find_and_get() fails then kn will be NULL, so the companion sysfs_unbreak_active_protection() routine won't get called (and would only cause an access violation by trying to dereference kn->parent if it was called). As a result, the reference to kobj acquired at the start of the function will never be released. Fix the leak by adding an explicit kobject_put() call when kn is NULL.

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