CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72309

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel trace_remote_alloc_buffer(), if page allocation fails, desc->nr_cpus is not yet incremented for the current CPU, causing a partially allocated rb_desc to not be freed in trace_remote_free_buffer(). The fix increments desc->nr_cpus as soon as the first allocation for the current CPU succeeds.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak can lead to resource exhaustion, potentially affecting system stability.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that increments desc->nr_cpus after the first successful allocation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/remotes: Fix leak in trace_remote_alloc_buffer() error path If page allocation fails in trace_remote_alloc_buffer(), desc->nr_cpus is not yet incremented for the current CPU. As a consequence, on error, half-allocated rb_desc will not be freed in trace_remote_free_buffer(). Increment desc->nr_cpus as soon as the first allocation for the current CPU has succeeded.

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