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quota initialization succeeds but the filesystem is then withdrawn.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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.16 – < 6.1.191, 5.10.173 – < 5.11, 5.15.99 – < 5.16, 6.2.3 – < 6.3, 6.3 | 6.1.191 |
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 | 6.19.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.115-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | linux-6.12 | 6.12.115-2~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux +44 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +59 | No fix yet | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 +10 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2722-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1.150700.17.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2722-1 |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22812-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-48.1.21.25 | SUSE-SU-2026:22460-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-48.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22460-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22458-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-48.1.21.25 | SUSE-SU-2026:22436-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +4 | 6.4.0-48.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22436-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22433-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2722-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2799-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_17 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2722-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2799-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +11 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 12
- WID-SEC-2026-1700 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22812-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2799-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22458-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22460-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22433-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22436-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2722-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
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