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Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-64185sysfs: don't remove existing directory on update failure

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.176-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64185
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64185
Debian:14linux7.0.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-139.139UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-28.28UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1067.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1067.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1065.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1065.72~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1067.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1067.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1062.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1003.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1049.53UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-28.28~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1064.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-139.139.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-139.139.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1062.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1062.65.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1061.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1064.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-139.139~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1036.37UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64185

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before c5e125c828b701afaf7493b42a14aa89362ff36dc855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before ccadd32cc1263802a5969c9efe0e96225450428cc855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 14f2c14ae86c4af17a0a9f8ab46dacf2d5fd1d8ac855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 31527d80234caf83dc96ad478645e57df9de4472c855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 57b285e0368290aa55f79ba11419b96d0ebdb418c855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 48fa96538bd2868034d33429e4565fda384d0736c855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 708f6926f61f71e09b5e9fd668b9882ccd46e69fc855cf2759d27142f771173d9fd8e7fdf9cf5138 – before 237557b8a81ab948e8332f7c0058e758f081c0a3
Linux Linux 4.19

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