CVE-2026-53319
blk-wbt: remove WARN_ON_ONCE from wbt_init_enable_default()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-wbt: remove WARN_ON_ONCE from wbt_init_enable_default() wbt_init_enable_default() uses WARN_ON_ONCE to check for failures from wbt_alloc() and wbt_init(). However, both are expected failure paths: - wbt_alloc() can return NULL under memory pressure (-ENOMEM) - wbt_init() can fail with -EBUSY if wbt is already registered syzbot triggers this by injecting memory allocation failures during MTD partition creation via ioctl(BLKPG), causing a spurious warning. wbt_init_enable_default() is a best-effort initialization called from blk_register_queue() with a void return type. Failure simply means the disk operates without writeback throttling, which is harmless. Replace WARN_ON_ONCE with plain if-checks, consistent with how wbt_set_lat() in the same file already handles these failures. Add a pr_warn() for the wbt_init() failure to retain diagnostic information without triggering a full stack trace.
INFO
Published Date :
June 26, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 26, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Linux
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-53319
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
- Apply the provided patch for blk-wbt.
- Ensure writeback throttling initialization is robust.
- Monitor system logs for related warnings.
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