pds_core: fix debugfs_lookup dentry leak and error handling
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: fix debugfs_lookup dentry leak and error handling debugfs_lookup() returns a dentry with an elevated reference count that must be released with dput(). The current code discards the returned dentry without calling dput(), causing a reference leak on every firmware reset recovery. Additionally, when CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled, debugfs_lookup() returns ERR_PTR(-ENODEV), not NULL. The current check passes for error pointers and would call dput() on an invalid pointer, causing a crash.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
932 explicit affected versions
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: fix debugfs_lookup dentry leak and error handling debugfs_lookup() returns a dentry with an elevated reference count that must be released with dput(). The current code discards the returned dentry without calling dput(), causing a reference leak on every firmware reset recovery. Additionally, when CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled, debugfs_lookup() returns ERR_PTR(-ENODEV), not NULL. The current check passes for error pointers and would call dput() on an invalid pointer, causing a crash.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e19622c485e53c3fdb299e822068a0542ddf0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ef1675b652e912f3eb064767af4432393291fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d13e92b983e6c6d7631012c2e20ae8057de9f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f4dd4c8fb380898fef7a77d48fce7ccdb4fc32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc416e32baaeb620b9809e9e25fc7b30889686e9
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64147.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64147