CVE-2024-26993
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 3.16.62-3.17 - Reference Leak in sysfs_break_active_protection
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection() The sysfs_break_active_protection() routine has an obvious reference leak in its error path. If the call to kernfs_find_and_get() fails then kn will be NULL, so the companion sysfs_unbreak_active_protection() routine won't get called (and would only cause an access violation by trying to dereference kn->parent if it was called). As a result, the reference to kobj acquired at the start of the function will never be released. Fix the leak by adding an explicit kobject_put() call when kn is NULL.
References (15)
Core 15
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4EZ6PJW7VOZ224TD7N4JZNU6KV32ZJ53/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GCBZZEC7L7KTWWAS2NLJK6SO3IZIL4WW/
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (39)
linux/Kernel
4.19.0 - 4.19.313linux
linux/Kernel
4.20.0 - 5.4.275linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.157linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.88linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.216linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.29linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.8.8linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.19
Linux/Linux
2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 - 43f00210cb257bcb0387e8caeb4b46375d67f30c
Linux/Linux
2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 - 57baab0f376bec8f54b0fe6beb8f77a57c228063
... and 29 more
Published
May 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026