CVE-2026-53334
mm/damon/reclaim: handle ctx allocation failure
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/reclaim: handle ctx allocation failure Patch series "mm/damon/{reclaim,lru_sort}: handle ctx allocation failures". DAMON_RECLAIM and DAMON_LRU_SORT could dereference NULL pointers if their damon_ctx object allocations fail. The bugs are expected to happen infrequently because the allocations are arguably too small to fail on common setups. But theoretically they are possible and the consequences are bad. Fix those. The issues were discovered [1] by Sashiko. This patch (of 2): DAMON_RECLAIM allocates the damon_ctx object for its kdamond in its init function. damon_reclaim_enabled_store() wrongly assumes the allocation will always succeed once tried. If the damon_ctx allocation was failed, therefore, code execution reaches to damon_commit_ctx() while 'ctx' is NULL. As a result, it dereferences the NULL 'ctx' pointer. Avoid the NULL dereference by returning -ENOMEM if 'ctx' is NULL.
INFO
Published Date :
July 1, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 23, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Apply the provided patch series to the Linux kernel.
- Update the kernel to include fixes for DAMON allocation failures.
- Ensure context allocation success before proceeding.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 7.0.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.18 up to (excluding) 6.18.36 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635b45ce61de53a9357e28ac97461428cdb650f0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66bc00ea37fa8ec14be5a3909d067a5967ef234b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e2ed8a29427af534bf2cb9b8bc51762b8b6e654 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3f7a914ab9a5e46cf8aac7de270f02aa3f63de04', 'lessThan': '66bc00ea37fa8ec14be5a3909d067a5967ef234b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '3f7a914ab9a5e46cf8aac7de270f02aa3f63de04', 'lessThan': '635b45ce61de53a9357e28ac97461428cdb650f0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '3f7a914ab9a5e46cf8aac7de270f02aa3f63de04', 'lessThan': '7e2ed8a29427af534bf2cb9b8bc51762b8b6e654', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['mm/damon/reclaim.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.36', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.13', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['mm/damon/reclaim.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/reclaim: handle ctx allocation failure Patch series "mm/damon/{reclaim,lru_sort}: handle ctx allocation failures". DAMON_RECLAIM and DAMON_LRU_SORT could dereference NULL pointers if their damon_ctx object allocations fail. The bugs are expected to happen infrequently because the allocations are arguably too small to fail on common setups. But theoretically they are possible and the consequences are bad. Fix those. The issues were discovered [1] by Sashiko. This patch (of 2): DAMON_RECLAIM allocates the damon_ctx object for its kdamond in its init function. damon_reclaim_enabled_store() wrongly assumes the allocation will always succeed once tried. If the damon_ctx allocation was failed, therefore, code execution reaches to damon_commit_ctx() while 'ctx' is NULL. As a result, it dereferences the NULL 'ctx' pointer. Avoid the NULL dereference by returning -ENOMEM if 'ctx' is NULL. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635b45ce61de53a9357e28ac97461428cdb650f0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66bc00ea37fa8ec14be5a3909d067a5967ef234b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e2ed8a29427af534bf2cb9b8bc51762b8b6e654