gfs2: fix memory leaks in gfs2_fill_super error path (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 5 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: fix memory leaks in gfs2_fill_super error path Fix two memory leaks in the gfs2_fill_super() error handling path when transitioning a filesystem to read-write mode fails. First leak: kthread objects (thread_struct, task_struct, etc.) When gfs2_freeze_lock_shared() fails after init_threads() succeeds, the created kernel threads (logd and quotad) are never destroyed. This occurs because the fail_per_node label doesn't call gfs2_destroy_threads(). Second leak: quota bitmap buffer (8192 bytes) When gfs2_make_fs_rw() fails after gfs2_quota_init() succeeds but before other operations complete, the allocated quota bitmap is never freed. The fix moves thread cleanup to the fail_per_node label to handle all error paths uniformly. gfs2_destroy_threads() is safe to call unconditionally as it checks for NULL pointers. Quota cleanup is added in gfs2_make_fs_rw() to properly handle the withdrawal case where quota initialization succeeds but the filesystem is then withdrawn. Thread leak backtrace (gfs2_freeze_lock_shared failure): unreferenced object 0xffff88801d7bca80 (size 4480): copy_process+0x3a1/0x4670 kernel/fork.c:2422 kernel_clone+0xf3/0x6e0 kernel/fork.c:2779 kthread_create_on_node+0x100/0x150 kernel/kthread.c:478 init_threads+0xab/0x350 fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c:611 gfs2_fill_super+0xe5c/0x1240 fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c:1265 Quota leak backtrace (gfs2_make_fs_rw failure): unreferenced object 0xffff88812de7c000 (size 8192): gfs2_quota_init+0xe5/0x820 fs/gfs2/quota.c:1409 gfs2_make_fs_rw+0x7a/0xe0 fs/gfs2/super.c:149 gfs2_fill_super+0xfbb/0x1240 fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c:1275
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fcca0f021ac8e2d19efddb6a733e8b6d4a3fb72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db5e4c8f1103b21005ab9e7fe9a5d2554438b74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d049ba2c1723110f82227eaf521427980811169b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4456be93464a599eac0eb2afa63b5d662e1599d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54229ecf49add8451d5f765a32c86ab4446e06c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da6f5bbc2e7902f578b503f2a4c3d8d09ca4b102
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-32245
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-45961
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0956 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0864 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0833 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.10.173 < 5.11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.15.99 < 5.16cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.1.16 < 6.2cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2.3 < 6.19.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected c2191e507147b1a22e9170ebb2aaa0f2902fcbfa < 1fcca0f021ac8e2d19efddb6a733e8b6d4a3fb72 ; affected b66f723bb552ad59c2acb5d45ea45c890f84498b < 4db5e4c8f1103b21005ab9e7fe9a5d2554438b74 ; affected b66f723bb552ad59c2acb5d45ea45c890f84498b < d049ba2c1723110f82227eaf521427980811169b ; affected b66f723bb552ad59c2acb5d45ea45c890f84498b < 4456be93464a599eac0eb2afa63b5d662e1599d8 ; affected b66f723bb552ad59c2acb5d45ea45c890f84498b < e54229ecf49add8451d5f765a32c86ab4446e06c ; affected b66f723bb552ad59c2acb5d45ea45c890f84498b < da6f5bbc2e7902f578b503f2a4c3d8d09ca4b102 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.3 ; unaffected 0 < 6.3 ; unaffected 6.1.191 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.160 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.114 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.57 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |