{"cve":"CVE-2024-41023","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-29T15:15:11.200","modified":"2026-10-21T13:17:45.080","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsched/deadline: Fix task_struct reference leak\n\nDuring the execution of the following stress test with linux-rt:\n\nstress-ng --cyclic 30 --timeout 30 --minimize --quiet\n\nkmemleak frequently reported a memory leak concerning the task_struct:\n\nunreferenced object 0xffff8881305b8000 (size 16136):\n  comm \"stress-ng\", pid 614, jiffies 4294883961 (age 286.412s)\n  object hex dump (first 32 bytes):\n    02 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  .@..............\n    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................\n  debug hex dump (first 16 bytes):\n    53 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  S...............\n  backtrace:\n    [<00000000046b6790>] dup_task_struct+0x30/0x540\n    [<00000000c5ca0f0b>] copy_process+0x3d9/0x50e0\n    [<00000000ced59777>] kernel_clone+0xb0/0x770\n    [<00000000a50befdc>] __do_sys_clone+0xb6/0xf0\n    [<000000001dbf2008>] do_syscall_64+0x5d/0xf0\n    [<00000000552900ff>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76\n\nThe issue occurs in start_dl_timer(), which increments the task_struct\nreference count and sets a timer. The timer callback, dl_task_timer,\nis supposed to decrement the reference count upon expiration. However,\nif enqueue_task_dl() is called before the timer expires and cancels it,\nthe reference count is not decremented, leading to the leak.\n\nThis patch fixes the reference leak by ensuring the task_struct\nreference count is properly decremented when the timer is canceled.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a54d31face626f62de415ebe77b43f76c3ffaf4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58652db66c910c2245f5bee7deca41c12d707b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8005214946fd1d9fefdeff19c6ce46d60de2cef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a54d31face626f62de415ebe77b43f76c3ffaf4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58652db66c910c2245f5bee7deca41c12d707b9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-41023","score":0.00357,"percentile":0.29153,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}