PCI/DOE: Fix memory leak with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/DOE: Fix memory leak with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y After a pci_doe_task completes, its work_struct needs to be destroyed to avoid a memory leak with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y.

Scores

No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Deferred.

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.20% · top 90% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Not scored.

Affected products

• Linux · Linux

  • affected 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1 – < 2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b
  • affected 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1 – < 95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5
  • affected 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1 – < abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785e

• Linux · Linux

  • affected 6.0
  • unaffected < 6.0
  • unaffected 6.1.24 – ≤ 6.1.*
  • unaffected 6.2.11 – ≤ 6.2.*
  • unaffected 6.3 – ≤ *

References (3)

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b (opens in a new tab)
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5 (opens in a new tab)
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785e (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 11 May 2026, 19:53 UTC.