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CVE-2026-46040 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inotify: fix watch count leak when…

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inotify: fix watch count leak when fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails When fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked() fails in inotify_new_watch(), the error path calls inotify_remove_from_idr() but does not call dec_inotify_watches() to undo the preceding inc_inotify_watches(). This leaks a watch count, and repeated failures can exhaust the max_user_watches limit with -ENOSPC even when no watches are active. Prior to commit 1cce1eea0aff ("inotify: Convert to using per-namespace limits"), the watch count was incremented after fsnotify_add_mark_locked() succeeded, so this path was not affected. The conversion moved inc_inotify_watches() before the mark insertion without adding the corresponding rollback. Add the missing dec_inotify_watches() call in the error path.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Linux 7.1 earliest → < 7.1 7.1
Linux 7.0 earliest → < 7.0.4 7.0.4
Linux 6.18 earliest → < 6.18.27 6.18.27
Linux 6.12 earliest → < 6.12.86 6.12.86
Linux 6.6 earliest → < 6.6.140 6.6.140
Linux 6.1 earliest → < 6.1.175 6.1.175
Linux 5.15 earliest → < 5.15.209 5.15.209
Linux 5.10 earliest → < 5.10.258 5.10.258
Linux 4.11 No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.7 → latest No fix stated
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem Versions not published

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