Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-mq: Fix kmemleak in blk_mq_init_allocated_queue
There is a kmemleak caused by modprobe null_blk.ko
unreferenced object 0xffff8881acb1f000 (size 1024):
comm "modprobe", pid 836, jiffies 4294971190 (age 27.068s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 ad 4e ad de ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 .....N..........
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 53 99 9e ff ff ff ff .........S......
backtrace:
[<000000004a10c249>] kmalloc_node_trace+0x22/0x60
[<00000000648f7950>] blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx+0x289/0x350
[<00000000af06de0e>] blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs+0x2fe/0x3d0
[<00000000e00c1872>] blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x48c/0x1440
[<00000000d16b4e68>] __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0xc8/0x1c0
[<00000000d10c98c3>] 0xffffffffc450d69d
[<00000000b9299f48>] 0xffffffffc4538392
[<0000000061c39ed6>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
[<00000000b389383b>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
[<0000000087cf3542>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110
[<00000000beba61b8>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
[<00000000fdcfff51>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<000000003c0f1f71>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
That is because q->ma_ops is set to NULL before blk_release_queue is
called.
blk_mq_init_queue_data
blk_mq_init_allocated_queue
blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs
for (i = 0; i < set->nr_hw_queues; i++) {
old_hctx = xa_load(&q->hctx_table, i);
if (!blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx(.., i, ..)) [1]
if (!old_hctx)
break;
xa_for_each_start(&q->hctx_table, j, hctx, j)
blk_mq_exit_hctx(q, set, hctx, j); [2]
if (!q->nr_hw_queues) [3]
goto err_hctxs;
err_exit:
q->mq_ops = NULL; [4]
blk_put_queue
blk_release_queue
if (queue_is_mq(q)) [5]
blk_mq_release(q);
[1]: blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx failed at i != 0.
[2]: The hctxs allocated by [1] are moved to q->unused_hctx_list and
will be cleaned up in blk_mq_release.
[3]: q->nr_hw_queues is 0.
[4]: Set q->mq_ops to NULL.
[5]: queue_is_mq returns false due to [4]. And blk_mq_release
will not be called. The hctxs in q->unused_hctx_list are leaked.
To fix it, call blk_release_queue in exception path.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.2 | 6.0.8 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +49 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +21 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +6 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27 | 1-150500.11.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3 | SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2025-0922 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:02173-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:01966-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026