CVE-2026-64185
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysfs: don't remove existing directory on update failure When sysfs_update_group() is called for a named group and create_files() fails (e.g. -ENOMEM), internal_create_group() calls kernfs_remove(kn) on the group directory. In the update path, kn was obtained via kernfs_find_and_get() and refers to a directory that already existed before this call. Removing it silently destroys a sysfs group that the caller did not create. Only remove the directory if we created it ourselves. On update failure the directory remains as it is left empty by remove_files() inside create_files(), but can be repopulated by a retry.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| jammy | Fixed | 5.15.0-1075.79 |
| focal | Fixed | 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1 |
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8576-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8575-1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14f2c14ae86c4af17a0a9f8ab46dacf2d5fd1d8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237557b8a81ab948e8332f7c0058e758f081c0a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31527d80234caf83dc96ad478645e57df9de4472
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48fa96538bd2868034d33429e4565fda384d0736
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b285e0368290aa55f79ba11419b96d0ebdb418
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/708f6926f61f71e09b5e9fd668b9882ccd46e69f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e125c828b701afaf7493b42a14aa89362ff36d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccadd32cc1263802a5969c9efe0e96225450428c
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64185.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.