SB2026021643 - Memory leak in Linux kernel damon
Published: February 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026021643
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23144)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the damon_sysfs_context_add_dirs() function in mm/damon/sysfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43964644348f6b1add3055c4a6cae8f77d892a6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5651c0c391c0029541794f9c4c9597faecfd401f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b4eb99751ebd37ceade78810bf94de80f7fb3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814cc832b88bd040fc2a1817c2b5469d0f7e862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db7dfe78fc81bdd2b532d77f340fe453f2360426