Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: ensure that kobject_put() is safe for module type kobjects In 'lookup_or_create_module_kobject()', an internal kobject is created using 'module_ktype'. So call to 'kobject_put()' on error handling path causes an attempt to use an uninitialized completion pointer in 'module_kobject_release()'. In this scenario, we just want to release kobject without an extra synchronization required for a regular module unloading process, so adding an extra check whether 'complete()' is actually required makes 'kobject_put()' safe.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d8df3f303c3ae9115230820977ef8c35c88808 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/93799fb988757cdacf19acba57807746c00378e6 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7b49ce4f9d0cb5b6e87db9e07a2fb9e754b0dd Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a63d99873547d8b39eb2f6db79dd235761e7098a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6aeb739974ec73e5217c75a7c008a688d3d5cf1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d63851049f412cdfadaeef7a7eaef5031d11c1e9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c71b4bd721a4ea21da408806964b10468623f2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa9059631d3491d699c69ecf512de9e1a3d6649 Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-824
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