Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2026· Updated Aug 17, 2026
CVE-2026-64370
CVE-2026-64370
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
posix-cpu-timers: Fix pid refcount leak in do_cpu_nanosleep() error path
In do_cpu_nanosleep(), posix_cpu_timer_create() takes a pid reference via get_pid() and stores it in timer.it.cpu.pid. If the subsequent posix_cpu_timer_set() call fails, the function returns immediately without calling posix_cpu_timer_del() to release the pid reference, causing a leak.
Fix it by calling posix_cpu_timer_del() before the unlock-and-return on the error path, consistent with the other exit paths in the same function.
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 2.6.12, < 5.10.261+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.12, < 5.10.261
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.7-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7776f9226e99eb49d97492b0b445027cfcb189danvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/87bd2ad568e15b90d5f7d4bcd70342d05dad649cnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a270b1258797f61b61da44f8bfd41a581b5c85bnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f06363446c5d043c9a7c008b250040e9de98cf9nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/afed3cdc1cca133f804fcf57ff228974f424b23anvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d605d00085adc3fddf67de01dc2a44aebf1a3fb5nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ffc638faf5dc7d9dc85c9a95e10bf97442e0c0nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb4cec29a78334d09bcfb41c0660cdd62ba05843nvd
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