xattr: switch to CLASS(fd) (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 13 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/xattr: missing fdput() in fremovexattr error path In the Linux kernel, the fremovexattr() syscall calls fdget() to acquire a file reference but returns early without calling fdput() when strncpy_from_user() fails on the name argument. In multi-threaded processes where fdget() takes the slow path, this permanently leaks one file reference per call, pinning the struct file and associated kernel objects in memory. An unprivileged local user can exploit this to cause kernel memory exhaustion. The issue was inadvertently fixed by commit a71874379ec8 ("xattr: switch to CLASS(fd)").
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-55470
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-14027
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0697 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0548 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0284 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.6.51 < 6.6.133cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.10.10 < 6.12.77
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected c03185f4a23e7f89d84c9981091770e876e64480 < 9a3a2ae5efbbcaed37551218abed94e23c537157 ; affected c3a5e3e872f3688ae0dc57bb78ca633921d96a91 < d151b94967c8247005435b63fc60f8f4baa320da ; affected c3a5e3e872f3688ae0dc57bb78ca633921d96a91 < a71874379ec8c6e788a61d71b3ad014a8d9a5c08 ; affected 8d5863cb33aa424fc27115ee945ad6b96ae2facb ; affected 6.6.51 < 6.6.133 ; affected 6.10.10 < 6.11 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.11 ; unaffected 0 < 6.11 ; unaffected 6.6.133 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.77 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.13 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |