In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: procfs: fix possible double mmput() in do_procmap_query() When user provides incorrectly sized buffer for build ID for PROCMAP_QUERY we return with -ENAMETOOLONG error. After recent changes this condition happens later, after we unlocked mmap_lock/per-VMA lock and did mmput(), so original goto out is now wrong and will double-mmput() mm_struct. Fix by jumping further to clean up only vm_file and name_buf.
History

Thu, 07 May 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-415

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-1341
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-415

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: procfs: fix possible double mmput() in do_procmap_query() When user provides incorrectly sized buffer for build ID for PROCMAP_QUERY we return with -ENAMETOOLONG error. After recent changes this condition happens later, after we unlocked mmap_lock/per-VMA lock and did mmput(), so original goto out is now wrong and will double-mmput() mm_struct. Fix by jumping further to clean up only vm_file and name_buf.
Title procfs: fix possible double mmput() in do_procmap_query()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-05-06T11:27:51.524Z

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:51.524Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.991Z

Link: CVE-2026-43178

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:36.303

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43178

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43178 - Bugzilla