5.5
CVE-2026-46040
- EPSS 0.12%
- Veröffentlicht 27.05.2026 12:56:52
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 16.06.2026 15:15:48
- Quelle 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails
When fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails in inotify_new_watch(),
the error path calls inotify_remove_from_idr() but does not call
dec_inotify_watches() to undo the preceding inc_inotify_watches().
This leaks a watch count, and repeated failures can exhaust the
max_user_watches limit with -ENOSPC even when no watches are active.
Prior to commit 1cce1eea0aff ("inotify: Convert to using per-namespace
limits"), the watch count was incremented after fsnotify_add_mark_locked()
succeeded, so this path was not affected. The conversion moved
inc_inotify_watches() before the mark insertion without adding the
corresponding rollback.
Add the missing dec_inotify_watches() call in the error path.Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 4.11 < 5.10.258
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.11 < 5.15.209
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 6.1.175
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.140
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.12.86
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.27
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.19 < 7.0.4
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.12% | 0.024 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bcc1cd237ab5ccfdd102869fa031c541943cf40
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ddc8518a32baff6bc17afda4ee1ebae5b4ed12
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdaa42ca370d056428e5e171247c8fdce8dff36a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e48844f708eb48bae4e79cb21edc097c966306d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a320935fa4293e9e599ec9f85dc9eb3be7029f8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10edf7e0ffdc7faa18e2244b17722c1b882b8273
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ab58cf42c46bf2366d2f55ae5c59299d5e178b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ad9ccea1b25435f6179b57aa891960beb7ce8f9