SB20261007140 - Incomplete cleanup in Linux kernel mm
Published: October 7, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20261007140
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Incomplete cleanup (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98224)
CWE-ID: CWE-459 - Incomplete cleanup
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup of memory accounting in mm/vma.c when call_mmap_prepare() fails after memory has been accounted for a mapping. A local user can trigger this failure to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.