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CVE-2026-90005— samples/damon/wsse: handle damon_start() failure

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Linux Linux
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在 Linux 内核中，已修复以下漏洞： 样本模块 damon/wsse：处理 damon_start() 调用失败 补丁系列标题："samples/damon: 处理 damon_{start,stop}() 失败"。 目前，所有 DAMON 样本模块都没有正确处理 返回的失败状态。其中， 模块还额外存在未能正确处理 失败的问题；而 和 模块在其 的失败处理中也存在问题。这些缺陷可能导致内存泄漏、后续 DAMON 操作中断以及释放后使用（use-after-free）。本补丁修复了上述问题。 需要注意的是，仅由

AI Predicted 5.1 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.21% · P10

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Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b757c6cfc696d43501632861f731412b14a7be86< 6179c7f47876d576dfe30efa8fbf1b0b1fdd13c0 affected
b757c6cfc696d43501632861f731412b14a7be86< e60774d6335b89fac0be8b17a041fcffc508d281 affected
b757c6cfc696d43501632861f731412b14a7be86< e4742be45ea45bf554399ce89a09f71e525d7981 affected
6.14 affected
< 6.14 unaffected
6.18.51≤ 6.18.* unaffected
7.2.5≤ 7.2.* unaffected
7.3-rc1≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-90005

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Vulnerability Title
samples/damon/wsse: handle damon_start() failure
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/damon/wsse: handle damon_start() failure Patch series "samples/damon: handle damon_{start,stop}() failures". All DAMON sample modules are not correctly handling failures from damon_start(). Among those, mtier also has an additional problem for handling of damon_stop() failures. wsse and prcl also have a problem in their damon_call() failure handling. As a result, memory leaks, next DAMON operation disruptions, and use-after-free can happen. Fix those. Note that only the damon_start() failure caused issues can reliably be reproduced. Reproducing those issues require the admin permission, though. This patch (of 6): damon_sample_wsse_start() callers assume it will clean up resources when it fails. And the function does the cleanup for context buildup failures. However, it is not doing the cleanup for damon_start() failure. As a result, when damon_start() fails, it leaks the memory for DAMON context. Free the context in case of the failure to fix the issues. Note that the issue can reliably be reproduced because the module calls damon_start() in the exclusive mode. For example, $ sudo damo start $ echo $$ | sudo tee /sys/module/damon_sample_wsse/parameters/target_pid $ echo Y | sudo tee /sys/module/damon_sample_wsse/parameters/enabled $ sudo cat /proc/allocinfo | grep damon_new_ctx Because the first command is running another DAMON instance, the third command fails the damon_start() call because the new DAMON instance cannot exclusively run. And without this fix, by repeating the third and the fourth commands above, we can show the memory consumption is only increasing due to the leaks. It requires the sudo permission though. The issue was discovered [1] by Sashiko.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux b757c6cfc696d43501632861f731412b14a7be86 ~ 6179c7f47876d576dfe30efa8fbf1b0b1fdd13c0 -
Linux Linux 6.14 -

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Other References for CVE-2026-90005 (3)

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