In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
SUNRPC: fix gss_auth kref leak in gss_alloc_msg error path
Commit 5940d1cf9f42 ("SUNRPC: Rebalance a kref in auth_gss.c") added
a kref_get(&gss_auth->kref) call to balance the gss_put_auth() done
in gss_release_msg(), but forgot to add a corresponding kref_put()
on the error path when kstrdup_const() fails.
If service_name is non-NULL and kstrdup_const() fails, the function
jumps to err_put_pipe_version which calls put_pipe_version() and
kfree(gss_msg), but never releases the gss_auth reference. This leads
to a kref leak where the gss_auth structure is never freed.
Add a forward declaration for gss_free_callback() and call kref_put()
in the err_put_pipe_version error path to properly release the
reference taken earlier.
References
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History
16 Jun 2026, 02:29
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-401 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2b6c42070ce4204936288253baf101e995c2d3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/655c9ba9915f05266998dbbf4b76b3c79b8a70aa - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bc9561b617ec7e2d09e6c134d1db8fcf9ca4a6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2d4e9a76de0b2178001214ba5de5bf94a7354aa - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b559be2ec6cdb2e9c2c36c23fbbd4690d8a5c3f7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20f925214249bb4fc04f7e197bea142a6438af6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2fdc3504592d85e549c523b054898a036a6afe - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e464e26b2457005c87e158570498274b9f3b90c7 - Patch |
27 May 2026, 14:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 14:17
Updated : 2026-06-16 02:29
NVD link : CVE-2026-45964
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45964
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45964
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime