Bug 2482020 (CVE-2026-45888) - CVE-2026-45888 kernel: md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()
Summary: CVE-2026-45888 kernel: md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-45888
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-27 15:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-28 03:01 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:07:24 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()

raid1_run() calls setup_conf() which registers a thread via
md_register_thread(). If raid1_set_limits() fails, the previously
registered thread is not unregistered, resulting in a memory leak
of the md_thread structure and the thread resource itself.

Add md_unregister_thread() to the error path to properly cleanup
the thread, which aligns with the error handling logic of other paths
in this function.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
and code review.


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