Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sunrpc: fix potential memory leaks in rpc_sysfs_xprt_state_change()
The issue happens on some error handling paths. When the function fails to grab the object `xprt`, it simply returns 0, forgetting to decrease the reference count of another object `xps`, which is increased by rpc_sysfs_xprt_kobj_get_xprt_switch(), causing refcount leaks. Also, the function forgets to check whether `xps` is valid before using it, which may result in NULL-dereferencing issues.
Fix it by adding proper error handling code when either `xprt` or `xps` is NULL.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b, < c0434f0e058648649250b8ed6078b66d773de723; >= 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b, < 76fbeb1662b1c56514325118a07fba74dc4c79fe; >= 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b, < bfc48f1b0505ffcb03a6d749139b7577d6b81ae0 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed