CVE-2021-46937
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfs_target_ids_write()'
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/dbgfs: fix 'struct pid' leaks in 'dbgfs_target_ids_write()' DAMON debugfs interface increases the reference counts of 'struct pid's for targets from the 'target_ids' file write callback ('dbgfs_target_ids_write()'), but decreases the counts only in DAMON monitoring termination callback ('dbgfs_before_terminate()'). Therefore, when 'target_ids' file is repeatedly written without DAMON monitoring start/termination, the reference count is not decreased and therefore memory for the 'struct pid' cannot be freed. This commit fixes this issue by decreasing the reference counts when 'target_ids' is written.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4bc05954d0076655cfaf6f0135585bdc20cd6b11 | affected | git | ffe4a1ba1a82c416a6b3a09d46594f6a885ae141 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4bc05954d0076655cfaf6f0135585bdc20cd6b11 | affected | git | ebb3f994dd92f8fb4d70c7541091216c1e10cb71 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.15 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.15 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.15.13 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 5.16 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |