CVE-2026-53126

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/000e8454692cab9d1f1b80130e2870e355301d06	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23308af722fefed00af5f238024c11710938fba3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4048ed98860d3785645ebbd34f69566a6c7320c3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a5af059905d171b398c8b2381632ee499948b5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e005f16cd98f815429a87aef4c61e9c140779f	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-24 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 20:53

NVD link : CVE-2026-53126

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53126

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53126

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

{"id": "CVE-2026-53126", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "affected": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "affectedData": [{"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "f05837ed73d0c73e950b2d9f2612febb0d3d451e", "lessThan": "4048ed98860d3785645ebbd34f69566a6c7320c3", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "f05837ed73d0c73e950b2d9f2612febb0d3d451e", "lessThan": "73a5af059905d171b398c8b2381632ee499948b5", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "f05837ed73d0c73e950b2d9f2612febb0d3d451e", "lessThan": "b3e005f16cd98f815429a87aef4c61e9c140779f", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "f05837ed73d0c73e950b2d9f2612febb0d3d451e", "lessThan": "000e8454692cab9d1f1b80130e2870e355301d06", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "f05837ed73d0c73e950b2d9f2612febb0d3d451e", "lessThan": "23308af722fefed00af5f238024c11710938fba3", "versionType": "git"}], "programFiles": ["block/blk-cgroup.c"], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}, {"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "6.3"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.6.141", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.12.91", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.18.33", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "7.0.10", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "7.1", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*"}], "programFiles": ["block/blk-cgroup.c"], "defaultStatus": "affected"}]}], "published": "2026-06-24T17:17:27.900", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/000e8454692cab9d1f1b80130e2870e355301d06", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23308af722fefed00af5f238024c11710938fba3", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4048ed98860d3785645ebbd34f69566a6c7320c3", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a5af059905d171b398c8b2381632ee499948b5", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e005f16cd98f815429a87aef4c61e9c140779f", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nblk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current()\n\nAdd the missing put_disk() on the error path in\nblkcg_maybe_throttle_current(). When blkcg lookup, blkg lookup, or\nblkg_tryget() fails, the function jumps to the out label which only\ncalls rcu_read_unlock() but does not release the disk reference acquired\nby blkcg_schedule_throttle() via get_device(). Since current->throttle_disk\nis already set to NULL before the lookup, blkcg_exit() cannot release\nthis reference either, causing the disk to never be freed.\n\nRestore the reference release that was present as blk_put_queue() in the\noriginal code but was inadvertently dropped during the conversion from\nrequest_queue to gendisk."}], "lastModified": "2026-07-23T20:53:08.233", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "681DADD7-FC7E-47E6-AC5C-0E445F6F3E42", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.141", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "C918746B-DE6F-448F-A93E-A04C5481688D", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.91", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "96D99E49-380D-43AB-BDBA-25C3AD018A9C", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.33", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "A13475D2-59BF-4716-94B5-7C1D239A2CF4", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.10", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}