Bug 2536584 (CVE-2026-90267)

Summary: CVE-2026-90267 kernel: scsi: sd: Fix special_vec mempool leak when scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SCSI subsystem. When handling UNMAP and WRITE SAME commands, a memory leak can occur if the `scsi_alloc_sgtables()` function fails after a special payload page has been allocated. This oversight prevents the proper deallocation of the page, leading to a memory leak. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 18:33:16 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: sd: Fix special_vec mempool leak when scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails

sd_set_special_bvec() allocates a special payload page for UNMAP and
WRITE SAME commands. If scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails afterward in
sd_setup_unmap_cmnd() or sd_setup_write_same{10,16}_cmnd(), the SCSI
midlayer does not call uninit_command() because RQF_DONTPREP is not set
yet, leaking the page.

Call sd_uninit_command() on error, and clear RQF_SPECIAL_PAYLOAD after
freeing the page.