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CVE-2026-90326NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-cgroup: fix race between policy activation and blkg destruction
When switching an IO scheduler on a block device, blkcg_activate_policy()
allocates blkg_policy_data (pd) for all blkgs attached to the queue.
However, blkcg_activate_policy() may race with concurrent blkcg deletion,
leading to use-after-free and memory leak issues.
The use-after-free occurs in the following race:
T1 (blkcg_activate_policy):
- Successfully allocates pd for blkg1 (loop0->queue, blkcgA)
- Fails to allocate pd for blkg2 (loop0->queue, blkcgB)
- Enters the enomem rollback path to release blkg1 resources
T2 (blkcg deletion):
- blkcgA is deleted concurrently
- blkg1 is freed via blkg_free_workfn()
- blkg1->pd is freed
T1 (continued):
- Rollback path accesses blkg1->pd->online after pd is freed
- Triggers use-after-free
In addition, blkg_free_workfn() frees pd before removing the blkg from
q->blkg_list. This allows blkcg_activate_policy() to allocate a new pd
for a blkg that is being destroyed, leaving the newly allocated pd
unreachable when the blkg is finally freed.
Fix these races by extending blkcg_mutex coverage to serialize
blkcg_activate_policy() rollback and blkg destruction, ensuring pd
lifecycle is synchronized with blkg list visibility.
blk-cgroup: fix race between policy activation and blkg destruction
When switching an IO scheduler on a block device, blkcg_activate_policy()
allocates blkg_policy_data (pd) for all blkgs attached to the queue.
However, blkcg_activate_policy() may race with concurrent blkcg deletion,
leading to use-after-free and memory leak issues.
The use-after-free occurs in the following race:
T1 (blkcg_activate_policy):
- Successfully allocates pd for blkg1 (loop0->queue, blkcgA)
- Fails to allocate pd for blkg2 (loop0->queue, blkcgB)
- Enters the enomem rollback path to release blkg1 resources
T2 (blkcg deletion):
- blkcgA is deleted concurrently
- blkg1 is freed via blkg_free_workfn()
- blkg1->pd is freed
T1 (continued):
- Rollback path accesses blkg1->pd->online after pd is freed
- Triggers use-after-free
In addition, blkg_free_workfn() frees pd before removing the blkg from
q->blkg_list. This allows blkcg_activate_policy() to allocate a new pd
for a blkg that is being destroyed, leaving the newly allocated pd
unreachable when the blkg is finally freed.
Fix these races by extending blkcg_mutex coverage to serialize
blkcg_activate_policy() rollback and blkg destruction, ensuring pd
lifecycle is synchronized with blkg list visibility.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- Linux Linux >= 81c1188905f88b77743d1fdeeedfc8cb7b67787d and < b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
- Linux Linux >= bfe46d2efe46c5c952f982e2ca94fe2ec5e58e2a and < 083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df
- Linux Linux >= f1c006f1c6850c14040f8337753a63119bba39b9 and < ac34e655dffa74349d885a43d098115336f53842
- Linux Linux >= f1c006f1c6850c14040f8337753a63119bba39b9 and < 2cf9f50a38c1839e549a08e22aa35e8d69e2c8fd
- Linux Linux >= f1c006f1c6850c14040f8337753a63119bba39b9 and < 5313d4d41739b0cb63000747c97bb1217ac45f3e
- Linux Linux >= 6.1.16 and < 6.1.17
- Linux Linux >= 6.2.3 and < 6.2.4
- Linux Linux >= 6.3
- Linux Linux b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
- Linux Linux 083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df
- Linux Linux ac34e655dffa74349d885a43d098115336f53842
- Linux Linux 2cf9f50a38c1839e549a08e22aa35e8d69e2c8fd
- Linux Linux 5313d4d41739b0cb63000747c97bb1217ac45f3e
- Linux Linux 6.1.17
- Linux Linux 6.2.4
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac34e655dffa74349d885a43d098115336f53842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf9f50a38c1839e549a08e22aa35e8d69e2c8fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5313d4d41739b0cb63000747c97bb1217ac45f3e