In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: Destroy target device if coalesced MMIO unregistration fails
Destroy and free the target coalesced MMIO device if unregistering said device fails. As clearly noted in the code, kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev() does not destroy the target device.
BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888112a54880 (size 64): comm "syz-executor.2", pid 5258, jiffies 4297861402 (age 14.129s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 38 c7 67 15 00 c9 ff ff 38 c7 67 15 00 c9 ff ff 8.g.....8.g..... e0 c7 e1 83 ff ff ff ff 00 30 67 15 00 c9 ff ff .........0g..... backtrace: [<0000000006995a8a>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:556 [inline] [<0000000006995a8a>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:690 [inline] [<0000000006995a8a>] kvm_vm_ioctl_register_coalesced_mmio+0x8e/0x3d0 arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c:150 [<00000000022550c2>] kvm_vm_ioctl+0x47d/0x1600 arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:3323 [<000000008a75102f>] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:46 [inline] [<000000008a75102f>] file_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:509 [inline] [<000000008a75102f>] do_vfs_ioctl+0xbab/0x1160 fs/ioctl.c:696 [<0000000080e3f669>] ksys_ioctl+0x76/0xa0 fs/ioctl.c:713 [<0000000059ef4888>] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:720 [inline] [<0000000059ef4888>] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:718 [inline] [<0000000059ef4888>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6f/0xb0 fs/ioctl.c:718 [<000000006444fa05>] do_syscall_64+0x9f/0x4e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 [<000000009a4ed50b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe
BUG: leak checking failed
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.102-61.139Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.173-154.642Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-headers | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.19-30.43Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfo | Feb 20, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-aws | Jan 6, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
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