CVE-2026-72224nvdimm/btt: Free arenas on btt_init() error paths
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm/btt: Free arenas on btt_init() error paths The arenas allocated by discover_arenas() or create_arenas() are not freed on some error paths in btt_init(). This leaks memory when BTT initialization fails. Call free_arenas() from the affected error paths to release the allocations. [ 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 9ab5293d9ac3f2c4232220e563d04701f5f44607; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 68c967e105d50f885e02b0dbdc9211fd5f84bdcd; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 0b63788093ff6ccfffe6e87de9e08aeeb406599c; from 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 before 5804e6a6912b5a1e47c821777d69191d69a3fe64; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 52a7e7ece79c4b0f406149e19cd2b4b11a6c19e4; from 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 before f4ca396bdd60b4e0a665b2589bfc4ddbea9bda2b; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 7e49684d90faa34ff6d5586be658e986d9d475ac; 5212e11fde4d40fa627668b4f2222d20db488f71 builds before 1a6b6442a982d0ca5fb6a1a39b6f6dfd760eda57 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab5293d9ac3f2c4232220e563d04701f5f44607
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c967e105d50f885e02b0dbdc9211fd5f84bdcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b63788093ff6ccfffe6e87de9e08aeeb406599c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5804e6a6912b5a1e47c821777d69191d69a3fe64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52a7e7ece79c4b0f406149e19cd2b4b11a6c19e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ca396bdd60b4e0a665b2589bfc4ddbea9bda2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e49684d90faa34ff6d5586be658e986d9d475ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a6b6442a982d0ca5fb6a1a39b6f6dfd760eda57
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