CVE-2026-43438
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
sched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init() The iterator css_for_each_descendant_pre() walks the cgroup hierarchy under cgroup_lock(). It does not increment the reference counts on yielded css structs. According to the cgroup documentation, css_put() should only be used to release a reference obtained via css_get() or css_tryget_online(). Since the iterator does not use either of these to acquire a reference, calling css_put() in the error path of scx_cgroup_init() causes a refcount underflow. Remove the unbalanced css_put() to prevent a potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da | affected | git | cc095cd305fddbe25a968e4a78436ff9476cf0f6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da | affected | git | 6eaaa67d6998f6c30c462b140db8c062e07ec473 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da | affected | git | bf50f3285eda8a0173625fcdb5f183f96e1008cd | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da | affected | git | 1336b579f6079fb8520be03624fcd9ba443c930b | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.12 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.12 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.78 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.19 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 6.19.9 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.19.* | None listed |
| 7.0 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |