PT-2026-63312

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Gitea versions 1.25.4 through 2026-05-16 Description When a public repository is changed to private via the REST API, watch records are not properly cleared. This occurs because the updateRepository function, which is utilized by the PATCH...

inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails

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SUSE CVE-2026-46040

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...

CVE-2026-46040

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's inotify subsystem. When the fsnotifyaddinodemarklocked function fails during the creation of a new watch, the system does not properly decrement the watch count. This oversight can lead to a watch count leak, where repeated failures exhaust the maximum user...

CVE-2026-46040

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...

CVE-2026-46040

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...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46040

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...

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...

EUVD-2026-32421

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...

CVE-2026-46040

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...

CVE-2026-46040

CVE-2026-46040: In the Linux kernel inotify path, when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails during inotify_new_watch(), the error path did not call dec_inotify_watches(), leaking a watch count and potentially exhausting max_user_watches (-ENOSPC) even with no active watches. The fix introduces ...

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 Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46040

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotifyaddinodemarklocked fails When fsnotifyaddinodemarklocked fails in inotifynewwatch, the error path calls...

PT-2026-43907

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A watch count leak occurs in the inotify system when the fsnotify add inode mark locked function fails within inotify new watch. In this scenario, the error path executes inotify remove...