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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2024-26993
HistoryMay 01, 2024 - 6:15 a.m.

CVE-2024-26993

2024-05-0106:15:17
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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2
linux kernel
vulnerability
cve-2024-26993
sysfs
reference leak
kobject put

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%

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.

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%