CVE-2026-72440md/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures raid1_make_request() acquires a writes_pending reference with md_write_start() before calling raid1_write_request(). Several failure paths in raid1_write_request() complete the bio and return without reaching the normal write completion path, causing the corresponding md_write_end() to be skipped. Make raid1_write_request() return a status indicating whether the write request was successfully queued. This allows raid1_make_request() to call md_write_end() when raid1_write_request() fails. Additionally, if wait_blocked_rdev() fails after wait_barrier() succeeds, the associated barrier reference is not released. Call allow_barrier() before returning from that path to keep the barrier accounting balanced.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- 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
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca before 7a450460687919e79b5f8503bdeb13ecf4cca311; from 5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca before bffbbfcbd9393e315a7a4286dcd70e875265db9a; from 5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca before 8e065a1602511282fc0da2dc89445e0eb71a681c | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a450460687919e79b5f8503bdeb13ecf4cca311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffbbfcbd9393e315a7a4286dcd70e875265db9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e065a1602511282fc0da2dc89445e0eb71a681c
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