CVE-2026-64185
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sysfs Group Update Failure Leaves Directory in Linux Kernel
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-64185, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-19
Last updated on: 2026-08-11
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.175 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.209 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.92 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.34 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 7.0.11 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.142 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.19 (inc) to 5.10.258 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
