CVE-2026-53126
blk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current() Add the missing put_disk() on the error path in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current(). When blkcg lookup, blkg lookup, or blkg_tryget() fails, the function jumps to the out label which only calls rcu_read_unlock() but does not release the disk reference acquired by blkcg_schedule_throttle() via get_device(). Since current->throttle_disk is already set to NULL before the lookup, blkcg_exit() cannot release this reference either, causing the disk to never be freed. Restore the reference release that was present as blk_put_queue() in the original code but was inadvertently dropped during the conversion from request_queue to gendisk.
INFO
Published Date :
June 24, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 24, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Linux
Affected Products
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Solution
- Apply kernel patches that restore missing put_disk() calls.
- Ensure disk references are correctly released on error paths.
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest patched version.
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