Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/x86/amd/uncore: Fix memory leak for events array
When a CPU comes online, the per-CPU NB and LLC uncore contexts are
freed but not the events array within the context structure. This
causes a memory leak as identified by the kmemleak detector.
[...]
unreferenced object 0xffff8c5944b8e320 (size 32):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294670387 (age 151.072s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<000000000759fb79>] amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare+0xaf/0x230
[<00000000ddc9e126>] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2cf/0x470
[<0000000093e727d4>] cpuhp_issue_call+0x14d/0x170
[<0000000045464d54>] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x11e/0x330
[<0000000069f67cbd>] __cpuhp_setup_state+0x6b/0x110
[<0000000015365e0f>] amd_uncore_init+0x260/0x321
[<00000000089152d2>] do_one_initcall+0x3f/0x1f0
[<000000002d0bd18d>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ca/0x212
[<0000000030be8dde>] kernel_init+0x11/0x120
[<0000000059709e59>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
unreferenced object 0xffff8c5944b8dd40 (size 64):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294670387 (age 151.072s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<00000000306efe8b>] amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare+0x183/0x230
[<00000000ddc9e126>] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2cf/0x470
[<0000000093e727d4>] cpuhp_issue_call+0x14d/0x170
[<0000000045464d54>] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x11e/0x330
[<0000000069f67cbd>] __cpuhp_setup_state+0x6b/0x110
[<0000000015365e0f>] amd_uncore_init+0x260/0x321
[<00000000089152d2>] do_one_initcall+0x3f/0x1f0
[<000000002d0bd18d>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ca/0x212
[<0000000030be8dde>] kernel_init+0x11/0x120
[<0000000059709e59>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[...]
Fix the problem by freeing the events array before freeing the uncore
context.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.0 | 6.0.10 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27 | 1-150500.11.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026