In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
posix-cpu-timers: Fix pid refcount leak in do_cpu_nanosleep() error path
In do_cpu_nanosleep(), posix_cpu_timer_create() takes a pid reference via get_pid() and stores it in timer.it.cpu.pid. If the subsequent posix_cpu_timer_set() call fails, the function returns immediately without calling posix_cpu_timer_del() to release the pid reference, causing a leak.
Fix it by calling posix_cpu_timer_del() before the unlock-and-return on the error path, consistent with the other exit paths in the same function.
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_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.39-79.141Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.100-125.179Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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