CVE-2024-26993fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection()
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before f28bba37fe244889b81bb5c508d3f6e5c6e342c5; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before 57baab0f376bec8f54b0fe6beb8f77a57c228063; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before 84bd4c2ae9c3d0a7d3a5c032ea7efff17af17e17; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before 43f00210cb257bcb0387e8caeb4b46375d67f30c; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before 5d43e072285e81b0b63cee7189b3357c7768a43b; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before ac107356aabc362aaeb77463e814fc067a5d3957; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before a4c99b57d43bab45225ba92d574a8683f9edc8e4; from 2afc9166f79b8f6da5f347f48515215ceee4ae37 before a90bca2228c0646fc29a72689d308e5fe03e6d78; and 12 more ranges | CNA record |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name) | all versions not affected | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.16.62 before 3.17; from 3.18.121 before 3.19; from 4.4.154 before 4.5; from 4.9.125 before 4.10; from 4.14.68 before 4.15; from 4.18.6 before 4.19; from 4.19 before 5.15.157; from 5.16 before 6.1.88; and 6 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28bba37fe244889b81bb5c508d3f6e5c6e342c5patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57baab0f376bec8f54b0fe6beb8f77a57c228063patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84bd4c2ae9c3d0a7d3a5c032ea7efff17af17e17patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f00210cb257bcb0387e8caeb4b46375d67f30cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d43e072285e81b0b63cee7189b3357c7768a43bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac107356aabc362aaeb77463e814fc067a5d3957patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c99b57d43bab45225ba92d574a8683f9edc8e4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90bca2228c0646fc29a72689d308e5fe03e6d78patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EZ6PJW7VOZ224TD7N4JZNU6KV32ZJ53/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCBZZEC7L7KTWWAS2NLJK6SO3IZIL4WW/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
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