The vulnerability of the `watch_queue_set_size()` function in the kernel/watch_queue.c module of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the watchqueuesetsize function in the kernel/watchqueue.c module of the Linux operating system is related to the pointer dereferencing. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

PT-2025-8185

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A NULL dereference issue in the watch queue set size function can occur when the error cleanup code attempts to free buffer pages that were not allocated. This can lead to a null pointer...