Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-mq: fix tags leak when shrink nr_hw_queues
Although we don't need to realloc set->tags[] when shrink nr_hw_queues, we need to free them. Or these tags will be leaked.
How to reproduce: 1. mount -t configfs configfs /mnt 2. modprobe null_blk nr_devices=0 submit_queues=8 3. mkdir /mnt/nullb/nullb0 4. echo 1 > /mnt/nullb/nullb0/power 5. echo 4 > /mnt/nullb/nullb0/submit_queues 6. rmdir /mnt/nullb/nullb0
In step 4, will alloc 9 tags (8 submit queues and 1 poll queue), then in step 5, new_nr_hw_queues = 5 (4 submit queues and 1 poll queue). At last in step 6, only these 5 tags are freed, the other 4 tags leaked.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= a846a8e6c9a5949582c5a6a8bbc83a7d27fd891e, < 26d495f0f64d8cd4fcd29206ee5c653ee0e0cbcd; >= a846a8e6c9a5949582c5a6a8bbc83a7d27fd891e, < c0ef7493e68b8896806a2f598fcffbaa97333405; >= a846a8e6c9a5949582c5a6a8bbc83a7d27fd891e, < e1dd7bc93029024af5688253b0c05181d6e01f8e |
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 30, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 28, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred