In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create()
When posix timer creation is set to allocate a given timer ID and the
access to the user space value faults, the function terminates without
freeing the already allocated posix timer structure.
Move the allocation after the user space access to cure that.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create() When posix timer creation is set to allocate a given timer ID and the access to the user space value faults, the function terminates without freeing the already allocated posix timer structure. Move the allocation after the user space access to cure that. [ tglx: Massaged change log ] | |
| Title | posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-16T14:21:24.359Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.266Z
Link: CVE-2025-68247
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-16T15:15:53.987
Modified: 2025-12-16T15:15:53.987
Link: CVE-2025-68247
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