CVE-2026-90268scsi: sd: Fix error handling in sd_probe() after large pool creation failure
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: sd: Fix error handling in sd_probe() after large pool creation failure After device_add(&sdkp->disk_dev) succeeds, sd_large_pool_create() failure must unregister disk_dev and let scsi_disk_release() free sdkp. Going through out_free_index kfree()s an already registered device and leaks the sysfs entry.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
- Sep 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 7179e626b76eb42f2529c6f6dd6ba88ea2445372 builds before 748a14a0d41cfe3017251c11b314f85045414942; from 7179e626b76eb42f2529c6f6dd6ba88ea2445372 before e3cc6ea1a745e7f5d326f919a428b244fa119d8f | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/748a14a0d41cfe3017251c11b314f85045414942
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3cc6ea1a745e7f5d326f919a428b244fa119d8f
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