CVE-2024-26993
kernel: fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 1, 2024
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection()
The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-26993 to this issue.
Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024050144-CVE-2024-26993-fe52@gregkh/T
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE not specified