CVE-2026-90077

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix a resource leak in copy_net_ns() error handling path Currently, preinit_net() does two things: (1) call ns_common_init() which might fail (2) initialize resources which does not fail However, preinit_net() is returning early when (1) fails, and copy_net_ns() is jumping to the dec_ucounts: label. As a result, resources allocated by net_alloc() are leaking. We need to call key_remove_domain() and net_passive_dec() in order to release resources allocated by net_alloc(). We cannot simply jump to the put_userns: label when preinit_net() failed, for (2) is not yet done. But we can reorder (1) and (2), for there is no dependency between (1) and (2). Therefore, this patch decouples (1) from preinit_net() and changes preinit_net() back to a void function, and calls ns_common_init() after preinit_net() succeeded. Then, we can jump to immediately after ns_common_free() of the put_userns: label.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:16:56.930000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:18:56.523000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-90077",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:16:56.930",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:56.523",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: fix a resource leak in copy_net_ns() error handling path\n\nCurrently, preinit_net() does two things:\n\n  (1) call ns_common_init() which might fail\n  (2) initialize resources which does not fail\n\nHowever, preinit_net() is returning early when (1) fails, and copy_net_ns()\nis jumping to the dec_ucounts: label. As a result, resources allocated by\nnet_alloc() are leaking. We need to call key_remove_domain() and\nnet_passive_dec() in order to release resources allocated by net_alloc().\n\nWe cannot simply jump to the put_userns: label when preinit_net() failed,\nfor (2) is not yet done. But we can reorder (1) and (2), for there is no\ndependency between (1) and (2). Therefore, this patch decouples (1) from\npreinit_net() and changes preinit_net() back to a void function, and calls\nns_common_init() after preinit_net() succeeded. Then, we can jump to\nimmediately after ns_common_free() of the put_userns: label."
    }
  ],
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