Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: Fix possible memory leak for rq_wb on add_disk failure
kmemleak reported memory leaks in device_add_disk():
kmemleak: 3 new suspected memory leaks
unreferenced object 0xffff88800f420800 (size 512):
comm "modprobe", pid 4275, jiffies 4295639067 (age 223.512s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
04 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 e1 f5 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<00000000d3662699>] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60
[<00000000edc7aadc>] wbt_init+0x50/0x6f0
[<0000000069601d16>] wbt_enable_default+0x157/0x1c0
[<0000000028fc393f>] blk_register_queue+0x2a4/0x420
[<000000007345a042>] device_add_disk+0x6fd/0xe40
[<0000000060e6aab0>] nbd_dev_add+0x828/0xbf0 [nbd]
...
It is because the memory allocated in wbt_enable_default() is not
released in device_add_disk() error path.
Normally, these memory are freed in:
del_gendisk()
rq_qos_exit()
rqos->ops->exit(rqos);
wbt_exit()
So rq_qos_exit() is called to free the rq_wb memory for wbt_init().
However in the error path of device_add_disk(), only
blk_unregister_queue() is called and make rq_wb memory leaked.
Add rq_qos_exit() to the error path to fix it.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 | 5.15.78 |
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 | 5.15.0-1014.16 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-60.66 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1030.34 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1033.40 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1033.40.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1029.36 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1027.32 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1015.19 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1025.28 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1025.30 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1017.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1029.35 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1024.26 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1025.30~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.35~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.33~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| RHEL 9 | perf +48 | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:2458 |
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 |
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2025-0922 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2458 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 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