CVE-2026-64185

sysfs: don't remove existing directory on update failure

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 03:41 PM UTC
Updated: August 11, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysfs: don't remove existing directory on update failure When sysfs_update_group() is called for a named group and create_files() fails (e.g. -ENOMEM), internal_create_group() calls kernfs_remove(kn) on the group directory. In the update path, kn was obtained via kernfs_find_and_get() and refers to a directory that already existed before this call. Removing it silently destroys a sysfs group that the caller did not create. Only remove the directory if we created it ourselves. On update failure the directory remains as it is left empty by remove_files() inside create_files(), but can be repopulated by a retry.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.19 ≤ v < 5.10.2584.19 ≤ v < 5.15.2094.19 ≤ v < 6.1.1754.19 ≤ v < 6.12.924.19 ≤ v < 6.18.344.19 ≤ v < 6.6.1424.19 ≤ v < 7.0.114.19 ≤ v < 7.15.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2095.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1756.13 ≤ v < 6.18.346.19 ≤ v < 7.0.116.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1426.7 ≤ v < 6.12.927.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc4c855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138
Vendor states this is fixed in 14f2c14ae86c4af17a0a9f8ab46dacf2d5fd1d8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 237557b8a81ab948e8332f7c0058e758f081c0a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 31527d80234caf83dc96ad478645e57df9de4472 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 48fa96538bd2868034d33429e4565fda384d0736 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 57b285e0368290aa55f79ba11419b96d0ebdb418 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 708f6926f61f71e09b5e9fd668b9882ccd46e69f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c5e125c828b701afaf7493b42a14aa89362ff36d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ccadd32cc1263802a5969c9efe0e96225450428c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.92 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.142 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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