The vulnerability of the pi_create_file() function in the kernel/printk/index.c module of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the picreatefile function in the kernel/printk/index.c module of the Linux operating system is related to the failure to release resources after their useful lifespan has ended. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68169

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - netpoll: Fix deadlock in memory allocation under spinlock Fix a AA deadlock in refillskbs where memory allocation while holding skbpool-lock can trigger a...

SUSE CVE-2023-53402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

CVE-2023-53402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

CVE-2023-53402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

CVE-2023-53402: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

PT-2025-38384

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A memory leak exists in the kernel/printk/index.c file due to improper handling of debugfs lookup. Specifically, the result of debugfs lookup requires a call to dput to prevent memory...

CVE-2022-49441 tty: fix deadlock caused by calling printk() under tty_port->lock

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: fix deadlock caused by calling printk under ttyport-lock ptywrite invokes kmalloc which may invoke a normal printk to print failure message. This can cause a deadlock in the scenario reported by syz-bot below: CPU0 CPU1 CPU2...