CVE-2023-54294
md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and raid10_run() failed before setting 'mddev->thread', then in the error path 'conf->thread' is not freed. Fix the problem by setting 'mddev->thread' right after setup_conf().
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel.
- Apply the raid10 memory leak fix.
- Verify the fix is implemented correctly.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and raid10_run() failed before setting 'mddev->thread', then in the error path 'conf->thread' is not freed. Fix the problem by setting 'mddev->thread' right after setup_conf(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a65555f7e0f4a05b663879908a991e6d9f81e51 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ba0c7b86acd9c2ea80a273204d52c21c955471 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3725b35fc0e5e4eea0434ef625f3d92f3059d080 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d763f708b0f918fb87799e33c25113ae6081216 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf4d67060c8f63caff096e5fca1564bfef1e5d4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6cfcf98b824591cffa4c1e9889fb4fa619359fe Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec473e82e10d39a02eb59b0b95e546119a3bdb79 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ddb83da3cbbf8a1f9087a642c448ff52ee9abd