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CVE-2024-26993

fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection()

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: fs: sysfs: corrige la fuga de referencia en sysfs_break_active_protection() La rutina sysfs_break_active_protection() tiene una fuga de referencia obvia en su ruta de error. Si la llamada a kernfs_find_and_get() falla, entonces kn será NULL, por lo que no se llamará a la rutina complementaria sysfs_unbreak_active_protection() (y solo causaría una infracción de acceso al intentar eliminar la referencia a kn->parent si se llamara). Como resultado, la referencia a kobj adquirida al inicio de la función nunca se publicará. Solucione la fuga agregando una llamada explícita a kobject_put() cuando kn sea NULL.

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.

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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References (19)
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 4.19.313
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 5.4.275
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 5.10.216
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 5.15.157
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 6.1.88
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 6.6.29
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Linux
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>= 4.19 < 6.8.8
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.19 < 6.9
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Linux
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3.16.62
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Linux
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3.18.121
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Linux
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4.4.154
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4.9.125
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Linux
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4.14.68
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Linux
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4.18.6
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