CVE-2026-46183 | mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: protect path kfree() with damon_sysfs_lock

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: protect path kfree() with damon_sysfs_lock damon_sysfs_quot_goal->path can be read and written by users, via DAMON sysfs 'path' file. It can also be indirectly read, for the parameters {on,off}line committing to DAMON. The reads for parameters committing are protected by damon_sysfs_lock to avoid the sysfs files being destroyed while any of the parameters are being read. But the user-driven direct reads and writes are not protected by any lock, while the write is deallocating the path-pointing buffer. As a result, the readers could read the already freed buffer (user-after-free). Note that the user-reads don't race when the same open file is used by the writer, due to kernfs's open file locking. Nonetheless, doing the reads and writes with separate open files would be common. Fix it by protecting both the user-direct reads and writes with damon_sysfs_lock.

Published: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-46183 is rated Low Risk (5.3/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46183

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.02%

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GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-46183

GHSA-82v4-79hw-3g4g · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes:...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46183

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debian unimportant CVE-2026-46183 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46183
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46183
suse https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46183/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46183 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, not-affected 134, released 84, needed 11. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46183

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46183

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References for CVE-2026-46183

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