A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.94/6.6.34/6.9.5. Affected by this issue is the function copy_to_user of the component cachefiles. The manipulation leads to improper update of reference count.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40913. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.