CVE-2026-46040 inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotifyaddinodemarklocked fails When fsnotifyaddinodemarklocked fails in inotifynewwatch, the error path calls inotifyremovefromidr but does not call decinotifywatches to undo the preceding...

Linux kernel 安全漏洞

The Linux kernel is the core of the open-source operating system Linux, developed by the Linux Foundation in the United States. There is a security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which stems from the failure of the fsnotifyadd inodemarklocked function in inotifynewwatch, where the monitoring...