CVE-2022-48846
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.15.31 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: release rq qos structures for queue without disk blkcg_init_queue() may add rq qos structures to request queue, previously blk_cleanup_queue() calls rq_qos_exit() to release them, but commit 8e141f9eb803 ("block: drain file system I/O on del_gendisk") moves rq_qos_exit() into del_gendisk(), so memory leak is caused because queues may not have disk, such as un-present scsi luns, nvme admin queue, ... Fixes the issue by adding rq_qos_exit() to blk_cleanup_queue() back. BTW, v5.18 won't need this patch any more since we move blkcg_init_queue()/blkcg_exit_queue() into disk allocation/release handler, and patches have been in for-5.18/block.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.15.31
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.31linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.16.17linux
Timeline
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026