CVE-2026-43438
HIGHsched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init()
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init() The iterator css_for_each_descendant_pre() walks the cgroup hierarchy under cgroup_lock(). It does not increment the reference counts on yielded css structs. According to the cgroup documentation, css_put() should only be used to release a reference obtained via css_get() or css_tryget_online(). Since the iterator does not use either of these to acquire a reference, calling css_put() in the error path of scx_cgroup_init() causes a refcount underflow. Remove the unbalanced css_put() to prevent a potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
2.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel
6.12.0 - 6.12.78linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.19linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 6.19.9linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.12
Linux/Linux
6.12
Linux/Linux
6.12.78 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.18.19 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.19.9 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux
7.0
Linux/Linux
8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da - 1336b579f6079fb8520be03624fcd9ba443c930b
... and 5 more
Published
May 08, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026