Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-tcp: fix page fragment cache leak in error path
In nvmet_tcp_alloc_queue(), when a connection is closed during the allocation process (e.g., nvmet_tcp_set_queue_sock() returns -ENOTCONN), the error handling jumps to out_destroy_sq and then to out_ida_remove without draining the page fragment cache.
Although nvmet_tcp_free_cmd() is called in some error paths to release individual page fragments, the underlying page cache reference held by queue->pf_cache is never released. The first allocation using pf_cache is the call to nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmd() for queue->connect, which happens after ida_alloc() returns successfully. This results in a page leak each time a connection fails during allocation, which could lead to memory exhaustion over time if connections are repeatedly opened and closed.
Fix this by calling page_frag_cache_drain() before freeing the queue structure in the out_ida_remove label.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < aadb8eb9006e192c51b499860f40765de7d55680; >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < fc11e3f0daaadb6e600a86e54b089d4662d0a464; >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6; >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < ba3209704b3cd46961e4e081af5c52a780785648; >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < 5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb; >= 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, < 4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.0 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aadb8eb9006e192c51b499860f40765de7d55680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3209704b3cd46961e4e081af5c52a780785648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc11e3f0daaadb6e600a86e54b089d4662d0a464
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received