CVE-2026-64147
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: fix debugfs_lookup dentry leak and error handling debugfs_lookup() returns a dentry with an elevated reference count that must be released with dput().
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: fix debugfs_lookup dentry leak and error handling debugfs_lookup() returns a dentry with an elevated reference count that must be released with dput(). The current code discards the returned dentry without calling dput(), causing a reference leak on every firmware reset recovery. Additionally, when CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled, debugfs_lookup() returns ERR_PTR(-ENODEV), not NULL. The current check passes for error pointers and would call dput() on an invalid pointer, causing a crash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e19622c485e53c3fdb299e822068a0542ddf0cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ef1675b652e912f3eb064767af4432393291fdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d13e92b983e6c6d7631012c2e20ae8057de9f2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f4dd4c8fb380898fef7a77d48fce7ccdb4fc32Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc416e32baaeb620b9809e9e25fc7b30889686e9Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.