SB20260727114 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel damon

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SB20260727114 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel damon

Published: July 27, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260727114
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64458)

CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service or perform an out-of-bounds read.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions in damon_hot_score() and damon_max_nr_accesses() when processing user-controlled DAMON monitoring intervals via sysfs. A local user can write zero or excessively large interval values to sysfs settings to cause a denial of service or perform an out-of-bounds read.

Exploitation requires sysfs write permission.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References