Bug 2492356 (CVE-2026-53127)

Summary: CVE-2026-53127 kernel: block: fix zones_cond memory leak on zone revalidation error paths
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's block subsystem. This vulnerability allows for a memory leak when zone revalidation fails, specifically when blk_revalidate_disk_zones() encounters an error after memory has been allocated for zones_cond. This can lead to resource exhaustion, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:07:34 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix zones_cond memory leak on zone revalidation error paths

When blk_revalidate_disk_zones() fails after disk_revalidate_zone_resources()
has allocated args.zones_cond, the memory is leaked because no error path
frees it.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-24 18:31:21 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062418-CVE-2026-53127-edd3@gregkh/T