nvdimm/btt: Free arena sub-allocations on discover_arenas() error path
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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 ]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72223
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj7h-9r7j-559q
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- 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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Sources
- CVE-2026-72223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pj7h-9r7j-559q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72223 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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