PT-2025-49054 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2025-40227
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Published
2025-10-03
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Updated
2026-02-24
CVSS v2.0
4.6
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak exists in the Linux kernel’s mm/damon/sysfs component. Specifically, the
damon ctx used for testing online DAMON parameters commit inputs is not always deallocated, leading to memory leakage with each successful online DAMON parameters commit. The issue involves the failure to deallocate memory associated with successful tests.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu