mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: put stats for scheme_add_dirs() internal error
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: put stats for scheme_add_dirs() internal error damon_sysfs_scheme_add_dirs() setup the tried_regions directory after the stats directory setup is completed. When the tried_regions directory setup is failed, the setup function ensures the reference for the tried regions directory is released. Hence the error path should put references on setup succeeded directory objects, starting from the stats directory. However, the error path is putting the tried_regions directory instead of the stats directory. As a direct result, the stats directory object is leaked. Worse yet, if the tried_regions directory setup failed from the initial allocation, the scheme->tried_regions field remains uninitialized. The following kobject_put(&scheme->tried_regions->kobj) call in the error path will dereference the uninitialized memory. The setup failures should not be common. But once it happens, the consequence is quite bad. Fix this issue by correctly putting the stats directory instead of the tried_regions directory. The issue was discovered [1] by Sashiko.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
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-2026-72176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpg8-qvx8-2ch6
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a753171d255895e5dd41566986b48dcec06f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f63d6e5ba72aeacdee4fddc902bd7616cd62b919
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a04601a3f66cabd6629c258a07af645a658865
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b6b5d7c2c957136b92c00b77b7175259f13082b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ea83ee88ca70f8932906d9f2617ff996f45b50
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpg8-qvx8-2ch6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72176 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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