Fix memory leak in posix_clock_open()
Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Fix memory leak in posix_clock_open() If the clk ops.open() function returns an error, we don't release the pccontext we allocated for this clock. Re-organize the code slightly to make it all more obvious.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.7 and later | 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.7 and later Fixed in 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26655
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpw5-gvf2-cq42
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f845cfa1a5ae697782bfcb843c9d06d3bc0cbbb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62a5adf57b56ee94075c889abea518b9dc66895d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/375abf52353ca5e1a2e5f763629a870f91d0c38a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2d9bfd422e92fd197f6a0b1fe7d81413b871e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88649b49523e8cbe95254440d803e38c19d2341
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0200dd7ed2335469955d7e69cc1a6fa7df1f3847
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4cdd9c5676559b8a7c944ac5269b914b8c0bb8
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Sources
- CVE-2024-26655 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26655 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpw5-gvf2-cq42 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-26655 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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