CVE-2026-72177

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description Error paths within the damon sysfs access pattern add dirs() and damon sysfs scheme add dirs() functions release directory references in the incorrect order. Specifically, in access pattern add dirs(), the error handling path begins releasing references from directories that failed setup. If a failure occurs during the initial allocation in the setup functions, it can lead to an uninitialized memory dereference or a memory leak.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.