In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kernel/resource: fix kfree() of bootmem memory again
Since commit ebff7d8f270d ("mem hotunplug: fix kfree() of bootmem memory"), we could get a resource allocated during boot via alloc_resource(). And it's required to release the resource using free_resource(). Howerver, many people use kfree directly which will result in kernel BUG. In order to fix this without fixing every call site, just leak a couple of bytes in such corner case.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.237-230.949 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Jun 13, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel | Jul 1, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-lowlatency | Mar 19, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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