Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ubifs: Fix memory leak in ubifs_sysfs_init()
When insmod ubifs.ko, a kmemleak reported as below:
unreferenced object 0xffff88817fb1a780 (size 8):
comm "insmod", pid 25265, jiffies 4295239702 (age 100.130s)
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
75 62 69 66 73 00 ff ff ubifs...
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81b3fc4c>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x9c/0x3c0
[<ffffffff81b44bf3>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x183/0x410
[<ffffffff8198d3da>] kstrdup+0x3a/0x80
[<ffffffff8198d486>] kstrdup_const+0x66/0x80
[<ffffffff83989325>] kvasprintf_const+0x155/0x190
[<ffffffff83bf55bb>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x5b/0x150
[<ffffffff83bf576b>] kobject_set_name+0xbb/0xf0
[<ffffffff8100204c>] do_one_initcall+0x14c/0x5a0
[<ffffffff8157e380>] do_init_module+0x1f0/0x660
[<ffffffff815857be>] load_module+0x6d7e/0x7590
[<ffffffff8158644f>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x19f/0x230
[<ffffffff815866b3>] __x64_sys_finit_module+0x73/0xb0
[<ffffffff88c98e85>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<ffffffff88e00087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
When kset_register() failed, we should call kset_put to cleanup it.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 | 6.1.18 |
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 | 6.1.20-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | 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 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-2053 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026