CVE-2026-68175
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix resource leak on mmiotrace trace_pipe close The mmiotrace tracer was added May 12th 2008.
Does this matter?
Not yet scored. NVD analysis is pending; check back once CVSS and EPSS values are published.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix resource leak on mmiotrace trace_pipe close The mmiotrace tracer was added May 12th 2008. At that time, resources created in pipe_open() could not be freed because there was not pipe_close function pointer of the tracer. The pipe_close function pointer was added in December 7th, 2009, but the mmiotrace tracer was not updated. mmio_pipe_open() allocates a header_iter and takes a pci_dev reference when trace_pipe is opened. mmio_close() frees them, but it was only wired to the tracer's .close callback. tracing_release_pipe() invokes .pipe_close, not .close, when the trace_pipe file is released. As a result, closing trace_pipe with the mmiotrace tracer active leaked the header_iter allocation and left a stale pci_dev reference. Set .pipe_close to mmio_close, matching how function_graph wires both callbacks to the same handler. Note, if the trace_pipe is read to completion, it will clean up the resources, but if one were to run: # head -n 1 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_pipe VERSION 20070824 Over and over again, it would trigger a massive leak.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0b59e2b203c02149d8f63607329debe36b3ec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581ac13e12e77d6c64f8719083bdf95209308919
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/594e1cf3f736779a535873fd5988162d827bfe4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7871128ea41217fa6a58bbbcb44cb0d2e9e60966
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d87e724ae55e781b7cc7ccafb34d9e668582b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb459fec4f7b13caf646101ff076e94ef38434d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf5a82bef623b969a609f2b7e392d06dbae34aa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9e6dfe341fb31c95b9655eb6b1db8b3ae090817
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.