# CVE-2026-31459: mm/damon/sysfs: fix param\_ctx leak on damon\_sysfs\_new\_test\_ctx() failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.17.6, fixed in 6.18
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs: fix param_ctx leak on damon_sysfs_new_test_ctx() failure Patch series "mm/damon/sysfs: fix memory leak and NULL dereference issues", v4. DAMON_SYSFS can leak memory under allocation failure, and do NULL pointer dereference when a privileged user make wrong sequences of control. Fix those. This patch (of 3): When damon_sysfs_new_test_ctx() fails in damon_sysfs_commit_input(), param_ctx is leaked because the early return skips the cleanup at the out label. Destroy param_ctx before returning.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9de9f3ce06b133a348006668bc8d25c6e504867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76f0a964bc3d7b7e253b43c669c41356bc54e71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fe000eb32904758a85e62f6ea9483f89d5dabfc

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