Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Low 2026-07-25T00:00:00 kernel: posix-cpu-timers: Fix pid refcount leak in do_cpu_nanosleep() error path 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CWE-911

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's posix-cpu-timers component. This vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a resource leak within the `do_cpu_nanosleep()` function. The issue occurs because a process identifier (PID) reference is not properly released if a timer creation operation fails. This unreleased resource can accumulate over time, potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS) due to system resource exhaustion.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64370 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64370 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072522-CVE-2026-64370-85cf@gregkh/T