Bug 2516367 (CVE-2026-72184) - CVE-2026-72184 kernel: ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path
Summary: CVE-2026-72184 kernel: ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range err...
Keywords:
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72184
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-15 06:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-03 14:10 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:08:46 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path

ntfs_non_resident_attr_insert_range() allocates hole_rl before mapping the
whole runlist. If ntfs_attr_map_whole_runlist() fails, the error path drops
ni->runlist.lock and returns without freeing hole_rl. This leaks memory
of sizeof(*hole_rl) * 2 bytes.

Fix this memory leak by freeing hole_rl before returning from
that error path, matching the later error paths in the same function.


Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.