Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
autofs: fix memory leak of waitqueues in autofs_catatonic_mode
Syzkaller reports a memory leak:
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810b279e00 (size 96):
comm "syz-executor399", pid 3631, jiffies 4294964921 (age 23.870s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 9e 27 0b 81 88 ff ff ..........'.....
08 9e 27 0b 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..'.............
backtrace:
[<ffffffff814cfc90>] kmalloc_trace+0x20/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1046
[<ffffffff81bb75ca>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:576 [inline]
[<ffffffff81bb75ca>] autofs_wait+0x3fa/0x9a0 fs/autofs/waitq.c:378
[<ffffffff81bb88a7>] autofs_do_expire_multi+0xa7/0x3e0 fs/autofs/expire.c:593
[<ffffffff81bb8c33>] autofs_expire_multi+0x53/0x80 fs/autofs/expire.c:619
[<ffffffff81bb6972>] autofs_root_ioctl_unlocked+0x322/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:897
[<ffffffff81bb6a95>] autofs_root_ioctl+0x25/0x30 fs/autofs/root.c:910
[<ffffffff81602a9c>] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
[<ffffffff81602a9c>] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
[<ffffffff81602a9c>] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline]
[<ffffffff81602a9c>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:856
[<ffffffff84608225>] do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
[<ffffffff84608225>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
[<ffffffff84800087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
autofs_wait_queue structs should be freed if their wait_ctr becomes zero.
Otherwise they will be lost.
In this case an AUTOFS_IOC_EXPIRE_MULTI ioctl is done, then a new
waitqueue struct is allocated in autofs_wait(), its initial wait_ctr
equals 2. After that wait_event_killable() is interrupted (it returns
-ERESTARTSYS), so that 'wq->name.name == NULL' condition may be not
satisfied. Actually, this condition can be satisfied when
autofs_wait_release() or autofs_catatonic_mode() is called and, what is
also important, wait_ctr is decremented in those places. Upon the exit of
autofs_wait(), wait_ctr is decremented to 1. Then the unmounting process
begins: kill_sb calls autofs_catatonic_mode(), which should have freed the
waitqueues, but it only decrements its usage counter to zero which is not
a correct behaviour.
edit:imk
This description is of course not correct. The umount performed as a result
of an expire is a umount of a mount that has been automounted, it's not the
autofs mount itself. They happen independently, usually after everything
mounted within the autofs file system has been expired away. If everything
hasn't been expired away the automount daemon can still exit leaving mounts
in place. But expires done in both cases will result in a notification that
calls autofs_wait_release() with a result status. The problem case is the
summary execution of of the automount daemon. In this case any waiting
processes won't be woken up until either they are terminated or the mount
is umounted.
end edit: imk
So in catatonic mode we should free waitqueues which counter becomes zero.
edit: imk
Initially I was concerned that the calling of autofs_wait_release() and
autofs_catatonic_mode() was not mutually exclusive but that can't be the
case (obviously) because the queue entry (or entries) is removed from the
list when either of these two functions are called. Consequently the wait
entry will be freed by only one of these functions or by the woken process
in autofs_wait() depending on the order of the calls.
end edit: imk
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.27 | 4.14.326 |
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 | 6.5.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.5.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.55-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1035.37 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-94.104 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1053.58 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1056.64 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1056.64.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1051.59 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 5.15.0-1050.55 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1036.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 5.15.0-1046.49 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1047.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1044.44 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1022.22 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1009.9 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1051.57 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1027.31 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-169.187 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1116.126 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1121.128 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1076.82 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1120.129 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-94.104~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1063.68 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1046.49~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1048.54~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-iot | 5.4.0-1028.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1104.111 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1022.22~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1115.124 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1051.57~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1100.112 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1049.53~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.4.0-1035.39 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 13 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-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1046.48 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1054.60 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.15.0-1053.58+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.15.0-94.104+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1116.126+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1121.128+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1090.100 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1120.129+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +5 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1116.126~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1121.128~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1120.129~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-169.187~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1063.68~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1115.124~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1100.112~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux +7 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux +3 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.293.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1 |
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +4 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.293.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_77 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-356 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +12 | 6.1.55-75.123.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-356 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.326-245.539 | 1.0-0.amzn2 | ALAS2-2023-2264 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | perf +8 | 4.14.326-245.539.amzn2 | ALAS2-2023-2264 |
Advisories 14
- WID-SEC-2025-2929 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0473-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- ALAS2023-2023-356 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 11, 2026
- ALAS2-2023-2264 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 11, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1985e8eae8627f02e3364690c5fed7af1c46be55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976abbdc120a97049b9133e60fa7b29627d11de4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6079dc77c6f32936e8a6766ee8334ae3c99f4504
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ddafc7a7afd8401bab53eff5af813fa0d368a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71eeddcad7342292c19042c290c477697acaccab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726deae613bc1b6096ad3b61cc1e63e33330fbc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/696b625f3f85d80fca48c24d2948fbc451e74366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccbe77f7e45dfb4420f7f531b650c00c6e9c7507