CVE-2026-31652
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/damon/stat: deallocate damon_call() failure leaking damon_ctx
damon_stat_start() always allocates the module's damon_ctx object (damon_stat_context). Meanwhile, if damon_call() in the function fails, the damon_ctx object is not deallocated. Hence, if the damon_call() is failed, and the user writes Y to “enabled” again, the previously allocated damon_ctx object is leaked.
This cannot simply be fixed by deallocating the damon_ctx object when damon_call() fails.
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That's because damon_call() failure doesn't guarantee the kdamond main function, which accesses the damon_ctx object, is completely finished. In other words, if damon_stat_start() deallocates the damon_ctx object after damon_call() failure, the not-yet-terminated kdamond could access the freed memory (use-after-free).
Fix the leak while avoiding the use-after-free by keeping returning damon_stat_start() without deallocating the damon_ctx object after damon_call() failure, but deallocating it when the function is invoked again and the kdamond is completely terminated. If the kdamond is not yet terminated, simply return -EAGAIN, as the kdamond will soon be terminated.
The issue was discovered [1] by sashiko.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
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T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L/PR:L) que permite escalada de privilegios explotando un fallo de liberación de memoria. La explotación requiere acceso local con privilegios de usuario, permitiendo ejecutar código con privilegios elevados.
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CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
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