In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/binfmt_elf: Fix memory leak in load_elf_binary()
There is a memory leak reported by kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xffff88817104ef80 (size 224): comm "xfs_admin", pid 47165, jiffies 4298708825 (age 1333.476s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 60 a8 b3 00 81 88 ff ff a8 10 5a 00 81 88 ff ff `.........Z..... backtrace: [<ffffffff819171e1>] __alloc_file+0x21/0x250 [<ffffffff81918061>] alloc_empty_file+0x41/0xf0 [<ffffffff81948cda>] path_openat+0xea/0x3d30 [<ffffffff8194ec89>] do_filp_open+0x1b9/0x290 [<ffffffff8192660e>] do_open_execat+0xce/0x5b0 [<ffffffff81926b17>] open_exec+0x27/0x50 [<ffffffff81a69250>] load_elf_binary+0x510/0x3ed0 [<ffffffff81927759>] bprm_execve+0x599/0x1240 [<ffffffff8192a997>] do_execveat_common.isra.0+0x4c7/0x680 [<ffffffff8192b078>] __x64_sys_execve+0x88/0xb0 [<ffffffff83bbf0a5>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
If "interp_elf_ex" fails to allocate memory in load_elf_binary(), the program will take the "out_free_ph" error handing path, resulting in "interpreter" file resource is not released.
Fix it by adding an error handing path "out_free_file", which will release the file resource when "interp_elf_ex" failed to allocate memory.
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 perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.79-51.138Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 3, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftool | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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