CVE-2026-46164
HIGHbtrfs: fix double free in create_space_info_sub_group() error path
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix double free in create_space_info_sub_group() error path When kobject_init_and_add() fails, the call chain is: create_space_info_sub_group() -> btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() -> kobject_init_and_add() -> failure -> kobject_put(&sub_group->kobj) -> space_info_release() -> kfree(sub_group) Then control returns to create_space_info_sub_group(), where: btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() returns error -> kfree(sub_group) Thus, sub_group is freed twice. Keep parent->sub_group[index] = NULL for the failure path, but after btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() has called kobject_put(), let the kobject release callback handle the cleanup.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (18)
Linux/Linux
< 6.16
Linux/Linux
0bd151ce4200ca847990e05cca29a76456982ca5 - d2a675f2e238ec96c8e91e2718c1f910c9c8fb21
Linux/Linux
190d5a7c4fe42b8c9aa46e3336389e7cb10395bb - 14b22be1dd844383eb03af9b1ee3b6b25d32aeaf
Linux/Linux
6.1.162 - 6.2
Linux/Linux
6.12.67 - 6.12.90
Linux/Linux
6.12.90 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.16
Linux/Linux
6.18.32 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.6.122 - 6.6.141
Linux/Linux
6.6.141 - 6.6.*
... and 8 more
Published
May 28, 2026
Tracked Since
May 28, 2026