CVE-2026-23142
mm/damon/sysfs-scheme: cleanup access_pattern subdirs on scheme dir setup failure
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 14, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 13, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/damon/sysfs-scheme: cleanup access_pattern subdirs on scheme dir setup failure
When a DAMOS-scheme DAMON sysfs directory setup fails after setup of access_pattern/ directory, subdirectories of access_pattern/ directory are not cleaned up. As a result, DAMON sysfs interface is nearly broken until the system reboots, and the memory for the unremoved directory is leaked.
Cleanup the directories under such failures.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae8ac0066b48ed957bdcab58f0d3543549c57a29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9711bd0e64812c694a228cf58c9e6032decee54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16236b0b4a08fa3e326cf1373ef789dabdc2e30d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/725d4fdaa01bd1161782081f419e1568cc7432e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392b3d9d595f34877dd745b470c711e8ebcd225c
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