CVE-2026-72223nvdimm/btt: Free arena sub-allocations on discover_arenas() error path
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm/btt: Free arena sub-allocations on discover_arenas() error path Memory allocated by btt_freelist_init(), btt_rtt_init(), and btt_maplocks_init() is not freed on some discover_arenas() error paths. This leaks memory when arena discovery fails. Add the missing kfree() calls to release the allocations before returning an error. [ as: commit message and log edits ]
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 2d0364937550a7b3e2592629c2a68753ac020b28; from 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 before eeb95774bc79268e2b78ebf01d8781560b5bd671; from 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 before 7563f69caa9143a491d5f26e563255c734751545; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 0b0d9404951aacc9717aa61e77af4a6e9e8f8249; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 873ced7f345e99f7ee16f9ff226515580332ecc4; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 30d490bb2c4cd220e7dedf862ab6a09eb5dcbad5; from 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 before ba59b96d8d21dc8729fca44a022ca5919c1848c9; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 13fe4cd9ddd0aacb7777812328be525a11ea3fea | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d0364937550a7b3e2592629c2a68753ac020b28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb95774bc79268e2b78ebf01d8781560b5bd671
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7563f69caa9143a491d5f26e563255c734751545
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b0d9404951aacc9717aa61e77af4a6e9e8f8249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/873ced7f345e99f7ee16f9ff226515580332ecc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d490bb2c4cd220e7dedf862ab6a09eb5dcbad5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba59b96d8d21dc8729fca44a022ca5919c1848c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fe4cd9ddd0aacb7777812328be525a11ea3fea
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