SB2026021646 - Memory leak in Linux kernel damon
Published: February 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026021646
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-2026-23142)
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_scheme_add_dirs() function in mm/damon/sysfs-schemes.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/16236b0b4a08fa3e326cf1373ef789dabdc2e30d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392b3d9d595f34877dd745b470c711e8ebcd225c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/725d4fdaa01bd1161782081f419e1568cc7432e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae8ac0066b48ed957bdcab58f0d3543549c57a29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9711bd0e64812c694a228cf58c9e6032decee54