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CVE-2021-46937

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CVE-2021-46937

Published: Feb 27, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfs_target_ids_write()' DAMON debugfs interface increases the reference counts of 'struct pid's for targets from the 'target_ids' file write callback ('dbgfs_target_ids_write()'), but decreases the counts only in DAMON monitoring termination callback ('dbgfs_before_terminate()'). Therefore, when 'target_ids' file is repeatedly written without DAMON monitoring start/termination, the reference count is not decreased and therefore memory for the 'struct pid' cannot be freed. This commit fixes this issue by decreasing the reference counts when 'target_ids' is written.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
4bc05954d0076655cfaf6f0135585bdc20cd6b11 - < ffe4a1ba1a82c416a6b3a09d46594f6a885ae141
affected
4bc05954d0076655cfaf6f0135585bdc20cd6b11 - < ebb3f994dd92f8fb4d70c7541091216c1e10cb71

Linux

Linux

affected
5.15
unaffected
0 - < 5.15
unaffected
5.15.13 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
5.16 - <= *

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