Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_bus_dev_new()
If device_register() failed in nsim_bus_dev_new(), the value of reference
in nsim_bus_dev->dev is 1. obj->name in nsim_bus_dev->dev will not be
released.
unreferenced object 0xffff88810352c480 (size 16):
comm "echo", pid 5691, jiffies 4294945921 (age 133.270s)
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
6e 65 74 64 65 76 73 69 6d 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 netdevsim1......
backtrace:
[<000000005e2e5e26>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x3a/0xb0
[<0000000094ca4fc8>] kvasprintf+0xc3/0x160
[<00000000aad09bcc>] kvasprintf_const+0x55/0x180
[<000000009bac868d>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x56/0x150
[<000000007c1a5d70>] dev_set_name+0xbb/0xf0
[<00000000ad0d126b>] device_add+0x1f8/0x1cb0
[<00000000c222ae24>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5e0
[<0000000043593421>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0
[<00000000cbb1833a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160
[<00000000d0dedb8a>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0
[<00000000770b66e2>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80
[<0000000078bb39be>] ksys_write+0x106/0x210
[<00000000005e55a4>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000eaa40bbc>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.2 | 6.0.7 |
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 | 6.0.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +49 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +21 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +6 | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +64 | 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-2929 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- RHSA-2023:6583 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026