In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: protect path kfree() with damon_sysfs_lock
damon_sysfs_quot_goal->path can be read and written by users, via DAMON sysfs 'path' file. It can also be indirectly read, for the parameters {on,off}line committing to DAMON. The reads for parameters committing are protected by damon_sysfs_lock to avoid the sysfs files being destroyed while any of the parameters are being read. But the user-driven direct reads and writes are not protected by any lock, while the write is deallocating the path-pointing buffer. As a result, the readers could read the already freed buffer (user-after-free). Note that the user-reads don't race when the same open file is used by the writer, due to kernfs's open file locking. Nonetheless, doing the reads and writes with separate open files would be common. Fix it by protecting both the user-direct reads and writes with damon_sysfs_lock.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke | Jul 20, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
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