CVE-2005-4881

CVE-2005-4881 is a Linux kernel netlink padding init flaw affecting 2.4.x (pre-2.4.37.6) and 2.6.x (pre-2.6.13-rc1). The issue left padding fields uninitialized in netlink-related structures (e.g., tc_fill_qdisc, tcf_fill_node, inet6_fill_ifinfo, __nlmsg_put, __rta_reserve, etc.), enabling local ...

CVE-2006-2445

CVE-2006-2445 is a race-condition bug in Linux kernels prior to 2.6.16.21 affecting run_posix_cpu_timers. A local attacker can trigger a denial-of-service (BUG_ON crash) by attaching a timer to a process that is exiting on a single CPU. The connected SUSE/Ubuntu/Mandriva advisories describe the s...

CVE-2006-4813

Concrete details found: CVE-2006-4813 affects the Linux kernel 2.6.x prior to 2.6.13, where __block_prepare_write in fs/buffer.c fails to clear buffers under certain error conditions, allowing a local user to read portions of files that have been unlinked. Impact is partial confidentiality; explo...

CVE-2006-6060

CVE-2006-6060 affects the Linux kernel 2.6.x family (notably up to 2.6.18) where a malformed NTFS file stream can trigger an infinite loop in __find_get_block_slow, causing local CPU exhaustion (DoS). Connected sources confirm this CVE is listed across Debian, SUSE/openSUSE advisories and kernel ...

CVE-2007-3513

CVE-2007-3513 : In the Linux kernel, the lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c does not limit memory used by a caller, allowing a local user to exhaust memory and cause a denial of service. Affected until 2.6.22-rc7; remediation is upgrading to 2.6.22-rc7 or later where the issue is fix...

CVE-2009-2287

CVE-2009-2287 affects the Linux kernel’s KVM on x86, where KVM_SET_SREGS does not validate the page-table root (cr3). This can allow a local attacker to crash or hang the host (denial of service) via a crafted cr3 value, triggering a NULL pointer dereference in gfn_to_rmap. The issue is documente...

CVE-2009-2768

The vulnerability CVE-2009-2768 affects the Linux kernel flat subsystem (fs/binfmt_flat.c: load_flat_shared_library). It allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference by executing a shared flat binary, potentially causing a denial of service and system crash, via an uninitialized cred ...

CVE-2009-3234

Affected software: Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1. The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function of kernel/perf_counter.c, exploitable via perf_counter_open. Local attackers can crash the kernel (denial of service) and may execute arbitrary code. No exploitation status or patch d...

CVE-2011-0999

CVE-2011-0999 affects the Linux kernel (mm/huge_memory.c) up to 2.6.38-rc5. A local attacker could trigger creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during a temporary stack for an exec() call, enabling memory exhaustion and potential other impact. The issue is caused by not preventing THP creati...

CVE-2013-2546

CVE-2013-2546 concerns the Linux kernel 3.8.2 era: the crypto report API in the crypto user configuration API uses an incorrect string-copy function, enabling a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN to leak information from kernel stack memory. The vulnerability is scoped to the report API in the ker...

CVE-2013-7348

CVE-2013-7348 describes a double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ioctx_alloc (fs/aio.c) prior to 3.12.4. An error path in aio_setup_ring can lead to a use-after-free like condition that enables a local attacker to trigger a system crash (DoS) or potentially other impact. The cited public...

CVE-2015-0568

The CVE-2015-0568 entry describes a use-after-free in the MSM-Camera driver (drivers/media/video/msm/msm_camera.c), in the msm_set_crop function, for the Linux kernel 3.x used with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions. A crafted ioctl call from a local attacker can trigger memo...

CVE-2016-8432

CVE-2016-8432 describes an elevation-of-privilege in the NVIDIA GPU driver on Android with kernel-3.18, enabling a local malicious app to run arbitrary code in kernel context. Affected product: Android devices using NVIDIA GPU drivers (Pixel C cited in Google's patch table). Impact is labeled Cri...

CVE-2017-9211

The CVE-2017-9211 flaw affects the Linux kernel component crypto_skcipher_init_tfm in crypto/skcipher.c up to version 4.11.2. It relies on setkey without a key-size check, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference. The connected documents indicate a patch/c...

CVE-2020-36790

The CVE-2020-36790 entry refers to a Linux kernel issue where a memory leak in nvmet was fixed: specifically, the code failed to free the new_model_number. The connected documents consistently identify this as a resolved kernel vulnerability (nvmet: fix a memory leak) with no additional exploit d...

CVE-2022-48965

CVE-2022-48965 concerns a refcount leak in rockchip_gpiolib_register() within linux-5.x kernels. The root cause is a missing of_node_put() for the parent node after obtaining it with of_get_parent(). The fix adds of_node_put() at the end of of_pinctrl_get() to balance the refcount. Multiple advis...

CVE-2022-49854

CVE-2022-49854 concerns the Linux kernel: a resource leak in the mctp_init() error path when mctp_neigh_init() returns an error. The issue is resolved by ensuring route resources are released in the error handling path, preventing leaks. Affected component: mctp subsystem in the kernel; impact is...

CVE-2022-49867

CVE-2022-49867 : In the Linux kernel IOSM driver (net: wwan: iosm), the device was registered without setting needs_free_netdev and free_netdev() was not called on unregister, causing a memory leak. The published patch enables needs_free_netdev to true at registration, so the netdev subsystem wil...

CVE-2022-49959

The CVE-2022-49959 entry concerns a memory-leak in the Linux kernel related to openvswitch datapath creation. The root cause was that ovs_dp_cmd_new()->ovs_dp_change()->ovs_dp_set_upcall_portids() allocated an array with kmalloc but did not always free dp->upcall_portids when new_vport()...

CVE-2022-50005

The CVE-2022-50005 issue concerns Linux kernel NFC code for pn533 devices. The root cause is a use-after-free caused by a timer (cmd_timeout) not being canceled during pn532_uart_remove(), allowing a concurrent use path to dereference freed memory. The fix adds del_timer_sync() in pn532_uart_remo...

CVE-2022-50007

CVE-2022-50007: In the Linux kernel xfrm_policy_check(), on the error path when fetching pols[1] fails, pols[0] is not decremented, causing a refcount leak. The fix adds a decref for pols[0] in that path. Affected component: Linux kernel xfrm policy check. Impact described as memory leaks on erro...

CVE-2022-50121

CVE-2022-50121 affects the Linux kernel remoteproc code for k3-r5, where a missing of_node_put() in for_each_available_child_of_node() can leak a refcount when breaking early from the loop. The root cause is that each iteration decrements the previous node’s reference count without explicit relea...

CVE-2022-50186

The CVE-2022-50186 entry concerns a Linux kernel issue in ath11k where on htc_tx_completion error the skb was not dropped, leading to a memory leak. The documented fix ensures the skb is freed on eid >= ATH11K_HTC_EP_COUNT before returning, as the completion_handler expects consumption even in...

CVE-2022-50188

CVE-2022-50188 is a Linux kernel vulnerability where a refcount leak in drm/meson was fixed. The issue arose because of how of_find_device_by_node() held a reference, with missing put_device() in the error path, leading to a refcount leak. The fix patches the kernel (meson_encoder_hdmi_init) to r...

CVE-2022-50189

CVE-2022-50189 relates to a Linux kernel turbostat issue where a FILE pointer leak occurs if fscanf fails, causing an open file pointer to be leaked on an early return. The fix closes the file before returning (turbostat.c:2039) to remediate the resource leak. Affected component: Linux kernel tur...

CVE-2022-50204

CVE-2022-50204 concerns a Linux kernel issue affecting ARM OMAP2+ where pdata-quirks leaked a refcount in pdata_quirks_init_clocks due to a missing of_node_put() after using of_find_node_by_name() in a loop. The vulnerability is mitigated by a kernel fix that corrects the refcount handling, preve...

CVE-2022-50208

CVE-2022-50208 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the soc: amlogic driver code for meson-secure-pwrc.c. In meson_secure_pwrc_probe(), there is a refcount leak on one failure path, which is the root cause described in the Initial Document. The vulnerability is fixed in the same area (refcount ...

CVE-2022-50350

The CVE-2022-50350 issue is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the iscsi target login path. It describes a race between login_work and the login thread when a malicious initiator sends data after login, which could result in the login_work looping and a NULL pointer dereference if the socket is free...

CVE-2023-52684

The Linux kernel contains a memory leak vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment (QSEE) communication driver (qseecom ), specifically within the drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_qseecom_uefisecapp.c module. The issue stems from the qsee_uefi_get_variable() function, where error codes ...

CVE-2023-53055

CVE-2023-53055 : In the Linux kernel, fscrypt_destroy_keyring() must be called after all potentially-encrypted inodes are evicted, specifically after security_sb_delete(), because inodes in-use by the Landlock LSM are not evicted until that point. If called earlier, a WARN_ON may lead to a NULL d...

CVE-2023-53224

CVE-2023-53224 details (Linux kernel): The issue arises in ext4 where the release handler was set to kfree, which had an incompatible function prototype under clang KFIs. A wrapper with the correct prototype fixes the mismatch. The root cause is a function-prototype mismatch surfaced by Clang’s -...

CVE-2024-41052

CVE-2024-41052 : In the Linux kernel, the VFIO PCI subsystem misused an uninitialized local variable named count during collection of hot-reset devices, causing device-counting mistakes and possible userspace crashes when invoking the hot‑reset info path. The issue has been resolved by initializi...

CVE-2024-42233

CVE-2024-42233 concerns a Linux kernel memory-management issue in filemap_fault_recheck_pte_none() where vmf->ptl could be stale after a pte_unmap(), potentially allowing page-table races. The fix is to replace pte_offset_map() with pte_offset_map_nolock(), removing reliance on PTL for protect...

CVE-2024-43878

CVE-2024-43878 — Linux kernel xfrm: Fix input error path memory access . Affected component: the Linux kernel networking/xfrm stack (xfrmi_rcv_cb). Root cause: memory access during the input slow-path handling when input state is misconfigured, leading to a KASAN wild-memory-access read (observed...

CVE-2024-46688

CVE-2024-46688 - Linux kernel erofs fix : The issue is an out-of-bound access in erofs when z_erofs_gbuf_growsize() partially fails, potentially causing NULL-pointer dereference or memory leaks if the old gbuf->pages[] array is too small. The documented mitigation is to compare against gbuf-&g...

CVE-2024-46690

The CVE-2024-46690 entry documents a Linux kernel issue in nfsd4_deleg_getattr_conflict when a third‑party lease manager is present. The vulnerability stemmed from unsafe dereference of fl->c.flc_owner without verifying fl->fl_lmops, causing incorrect handling of nfsd4_deleg_getattr_conflic...

CVE-2024-46699

CVE-2024-46699: In the Linux kernel, drm/v3d preemption was not disabled around the write_seqcount_begin/end() used to update GPU stats, risking seqcount/RCU race conditions. Root cause: missing __seqprop_assert around the update path in v3d stats code leading to potential data corruption under p...

CVE-2025-21797

The CVE-2025-21797 entry concerns the Linux kernel HID driver for Corsair void headsets. The vulnerability arises from a missed cancel_delayed_work_sync() in corsair_void_remove(), causing a use-after-free. The issue affects the kernel component handling headset status and is rated with CVSS v3.1...

CVE-2025-21845

Technical details about CVE-2025-21845 are not provided in the connected documents. The initial description summarizes the issue; monitor for updates.

CVE-2025-38029

CVE-2025-38029 (Linux kernel) : The issue occurs in kasan when apply_to_pte_range enters lazy MMU mode and invokes kasan_populate_vmalloc_pte(), which can sleep while allocating a single page. This can crash in-context on certain arches (e.g., s390) when preemption is manipulated during lazy MMU ...

CVE-2025-38208

CVE-2025-38208 is resolved in the Linux kernel: smb client adds a NULL check in automount_fullpath to prevent NULL dereference when tcon->origin_fullpath is set. The issue was a missing null check in __build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix for the case when origin_fullpath is present. Affects...

CVE-2025-38306

CVE-2025-38306 concerns the Linux kernel. It describes a race in fs/fhandle.c where may_decode_fh() can call has_locked_children() without holding locks, enabling an oopsable race. The fix renames has_locked_children() to __has_locked_children(), makes it static, and updates callers in fs/namespa...

CVE-2025-38491

CVE-2025-38491: In the Linux kernel, the mptcp fallback action and fallback decision were made atomic to fix a race condition reported by Syzkaller. The issue affected the Multipath TCP (MPTCP) path establishment logic, potentially enabling a race between fallback paths during connection setup. T...

CVE-2025-38706

In CVE-2025-38706, the Linux kernel ASoC core vulnerability arises when snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime() is called with rtd == NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The issue was reproduced during topology loading and marking a link as ignore due to a missing hardware component; on module remo...

CVE-2025-38718

CVE-2025-38718 affects the Linux kernel SCTP implementation. The issue arises when cloning head skbs with fraglists, causing use-after-likes from sharing frag skbs and leading to uninitialized-value bugs (KMSAN) in sctp_inq_pop and related code paths. The fix patches sctp_rcv() to linearize clone...

CVE-2025-39757

CVE-2025-39757 is a Linux kernel/ALSA USB-audio issue where UAC3 cluster segment descriptors were not validated for sizes against declared lengths or allocated buffers, enabling potential out-of-bounds (OOB) access. Connected advisories (Astra Linux and kernel security bulletins) confirm the vuln...

CVE-2025-39953

CVE-2025-39953 (Linux kernel) : The issue arises in cgroup destruction where root destruction can hang during repeated perf_event/net_prio unmounts with systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1. Root cause shows root destruction enqueues, while offline work is blocked by the same wq, causing a hang. Th...

CVE-2025-40040

CVE-2025-40040 (Linux kernel) affects the flag-dropping behavior in mm/ksm when madvise() is used on a UFFD-registered VMA. The issue arises from the interaction of VM_MERGEABLE and 32/64-bit width when applying the &= ~VM_MERGEABLE on vm_flags, which can clear the upper 32 bits and trigger a ker...

CVE-2025-71100

CVE-2025-71100 affects the Linux kernel wifi rtl8192cu (rtlwifi). The issue arises when tid values from ieee80211_get_tid() may exceed the bounds of sta_entry->tids[] (MAX_TID_COUNT), triggering an out-of-bounds access and UBSAN warning. The patched code adds a bounds check to ensure TID

CVE-2026-23398

CVE-2026-23398 — Linux kernel icmp_tag_validation NULL pointer dereference has concrete details in the provided documents. The vulnerability occurs when icmp_tag_validation() dereferences inet_protos[proto] without a NULL check for an unregistered protocol number in an ICMP Fragmentation Needed p...