CVE-2021-46937

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfstargetidswrite' DAMON debugfs interface increases the reference counts of 'struct pid's for targets from the 'targetids' file write callback 'dbgfstargetidswrite', but decreases the...

Spoofing

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfstargetidswrite' DAMON debugfs interface increases the reference counts of 'struct pid's for targets from the 'targetids' file write callback 'dbgfstargetidswrite', but decreases the...

CVE-2021-46937 mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfs_target_ids_write()'

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfstargetidswrite' DAMON debugfs interface increases the reference counts of 'struct pid's for targets from the 'targetids' file write callback 'dbgfstargetidswrite', but decreases the...

CVE-2021-46937

The connected Nessus entry confirms CVE-2021-46937 affects the Linux kernel DAMON debugfs interface: repeated writes to the target_ids file increase pid reference counts without corresponding decreases, causing a memory leak of struct pid. The issue is fixed by a kernel patch that decrements PID ...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by the Linux Foundation's open source operating system Linux. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel due to a leak in the struct pid parameter of the dbgfstargetidswrite function...

GSD-2022-1000058 mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfs_target_ids_write()'

mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfstargetidswrite' This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.13 by commit...