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dm rq: fix double free of blk_mq_tag_set in dev remove after table load fails

Published Feb 27, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm rq: fix double free of blk_mq_tag_set in dev remove after table load fails

When loading a device-mapper table for a request-based mapped device,
and the allocation/initialization of the blk_mq_tag_set for the device
fails, a following device remove will cause a double free.

E.g. (dmesg):
device-mapper: core: Cannot initialize queue for request-based dm-mq mapped device
device-mapper: ioctl: unable to set up device queue for new table.
Unable to handle kernel pointer dereference in virtual kernel address space
Failing address: 0305e098835de000 TEID: 0305e098835de803
Fault in home space mode while using kernel ASCE.
AS:000000025efe0007 R3:0000000000000024
Oops: 0038 ilc:3 [#1] SMP
Modules linked in: ... lots of modules ...
Supported: Yes, External
CPU: 0 PID: 7348 Comm: multipathd Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W X 5.3.18-53-default #1 SLE15-SP3
Hardware name: IBM 8561 T01 7I2 (LPAR)
Krnl PSW : 0704e00180000000 000000025e368eca (kfree+0x42/0x330)
R:0 T:1 IO:1 EX:1 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:2 PM:0 RI:0 EA:3
Krnl GPRS: 000000000000004a 000000025efe5230 c1773200d779968d 0000000000000000
000000025e520270 000000025e8d1b40 0000000000000003 00000007aae10000
000000025e5202a2 0000000000000001 c1773200d779968d 0305e098835de640
00000007a8170000 000003ff80138650 000000025e5202a2 000003e00396faa8
Krnl Code: 000000025e368eb8: c4180041e100 lgrl %r1,25eba50b8
000000025e368ebe: ecba06b93a55 risbg %r11,%r10,6,185,58
#000000025e368ec4: e3b010000008 ag %r11,0(%r1)
>000000025e368eca: e310b0080004 lg %r1,8(%r11)
000000025e368ed0: a7110001 tmll %r1,1
000000025e368ed4: a7740129 brc 7,25e369126
000000025e368ed8: e320b0080004 lg %r2,8(%r11)
000000025e368ede: b904001b lgr %r1,%r11
Call Trace:
[<000000025e368eca>] kfree+0x42/0x330
[<000000025e5202a2>] blk_mq_free_tag_set+0x72/0xb8
[<000003ff801316a8>] dm_mq_cleanup_mapped_device+0x38/0x50 [dm_mod]
[<000003ff80120082>] free_dev+0x52/0xd0 [dm_mod]
[<000003ff801233f0>] __dm_destroy+0x150/0x1d0 [dm_mod]
[<000003ff8012bb9a>] dev_remove+0x162/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
[<000003ff8012a988>] ctl_ioctl+0x198/0x478 [dm_mod]
[<000003ff8012ac8a>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0x22/0x38 [dm_mod]
[<000000025e3b11ee>] ksys_ioctl+0xbe/0xe0
[<000000025e3b127a>] __s390x_sys_ioctl+0x2a/0x40
[<000000025e8c15ac>] system_call+0xd8/0x2c8
Last Breaking-Event-Address:
[<000000025e52029c>] blk_mq_free_tag_set+0x6c/0xb8
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops

When allocation/initialization of the blk_mq_tag_set fails in
dm_mq_init_request_queue(), it is uninitialized/freed, but the pointer
is not reset to NULL; so when dev_remove() later gets into
dm_mq_cleanup_mapped_device() it sees the pointer and tries to
uninitialize and free it again.

Fix this by setting the pointer to NULL in dm_mq_init_request_queue()
error-handling. Also set it to NULL in dm_mq_cleanup_mapped_device().

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.6 4.9.269

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.10.38-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.10.38-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.10.38-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-77.86 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws +1 5.4.0-1051.53 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1013.16 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1046.49 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1018.19 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1041.42 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1048.52 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1038.41 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-151.157 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1109.116 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +1 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1121.134 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1106.120 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1046.49~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-77.86~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1097.99 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1078.86 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1048.52~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1038.41~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1028.32 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2051.53 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2033.37 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1066.75 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2016.18 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1109.116~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1121.134~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-151.157~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1078.86~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1121.134~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.182.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43 1-150300.7.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47 1-150200.5.3.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.216.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_56 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685

Advisories 7

References