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CVE-2026-68175· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

tracing: Fix resource leak on mmiotrace trace_pipe close

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix resource leak on mmiotrace trace_pipe close The mmiotrace tracer was added May 12th 2008. At that time, resources created in pipe_open() could not be freed because there was not pipe_close function pointer of the tracer. The pipe_close function pointer was added in December 7th, 2009, but the mmiotrace tracer was not updated. mmio_pipe_open() allocates a header_iter and takes a pci_dev reference when trace_pipe is opened. mmio_close() frees them, but it was only wired to the tracer's .close callback. tracing_release_pipe() invokes .pipe_close, not .close, when the trace_pipe file is released. As a result, closing trace_pipe with the mmiotrace tracer active leaked the header_iter allocation and left a stale pci_dev reference. Set .pipe_close to mmio_close, matching how function_graph wires both callbacks to the same handler. Note, if the trace_pipe is read to completion, it will clean up the resources, but if one were to run: # head -n 1 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_pipe VERSION 20070824 Over and over again, it would trigger a massive leak.

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Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
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CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.33affected
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before 7871128ea41217fa6a58bbbcb44cb0d2e9e60966affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before 1d0b59e2b203c02149d8f63607329debe36b3ec5affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before 581ac13e12e77d6c64f8719083bdf95209308919affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before f9e6dfe341fb31c95b9655eb6b1db8b3ae090817affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before 594e1cf3f736779a535873fd5988162d827bfe4faffected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before cf5a82bef623b969a609f2b7e392d06dbae34aa6affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before cb459fec4f7b13caf646101ff076e94ef38434d8affected · git
    • c521efd1700a8c0f7ce26f011f5eaecca17fabfa and later · before c1d87e724ae55e781b7cc7ccafb34d9e668582b2affected · git
    • before 2.6.33not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.187-16.1.187-1
Debian:12linux-6.12before 6.12.101-1~deb12u16.12.101-1~deb12u1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.101-16.12.101-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.6-17.1.6-1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1d0b59e2b203c02149d8f63607329debe36b3ec5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux581ac13e12e77d6c64f8719083bdf95209308919Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux594e1cf3f736779a535873fd5988162d827bfe4fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7871128ea41217fa6a58bbbcb44cb0d2e9e60966Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc1d87e724ae55e781b7cc7ccafb34d9e668582b2Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcb459fec4f7b13caf646101ff076e94ef38434d8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcf5a82bef623b969a609f2b7e392d06dbae34aa6Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf9e6dfe341fb31c95b9655eb6b1db8b3ae090817Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.150.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.187-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-6.126.12.101-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

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EPSS, last 120 days

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References

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