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CVE-2026-46087: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/stat: fix memory leak on damon_start()...

MEDIUM CVSS 5.5

Published: May 27, 2026 | Last Modified: May 27, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/stat: fix memory leak on damon_start() failure in damon_stat_start() Destroy the DAMON context and reset the global pointer when damon_start() fails. Otherwise, the context allocated by damon_stat_build_ctx() is leaked, and the stale damon_stat_context pointer will be overwritten on the next enable attempt, making the old allocation permanently unreachable.

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