Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched_ext: Remove redundant css_put() in scx_cgroup_init()
The iterator css_for_each_descendant_pre() walks the cgroup hierarchy under cgroup_lock(). It does not increment the reference counts on yielded css structs.
According to the cgroup documentation, css_put() should only be used to release a reference obtained via css_get() or css_tryget_online(). Since the iterator does not use either of these to acquire a reference, calling css_put() in the error path of scx_cgroup_init() causes a refcount underflow.
Remove the unbalanced css_put() to prevent a potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < cc095cd305fddbe25a968e4a78436ff9476cf0f6; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < 6eaaa67d6998f6c30c462b140db8c062e07ec473; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < bf50f3285eda8a0173625fcdb5f183f96e1008cd; >= 8195136669661fdfe54e9a8923c33b31c92fc1da, < 1336b579f6079fb8520be03624fcd9ba443c930b |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1336b579f6079fb8520be03624fcd9ba443c930bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eaaa67d6998f6c30c462b140db8c062e07ec473Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf50f3285eda8a0173625fcdb5f183f96e1008cdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc095cd305fddbe25a968e4a78436ff9476cf0f6Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed