In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current()
Add the missing put_disk() on the error path in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current(). When blkcg lookup, blkg lookup, or blkg_tryget() fails, the function jumps to the out label which only calls rcu_read_unlock() but does not release the disk reference acquired by blkcg_schedule_throttle() via get_device(). Since current->throttle_disk is already set to NULL before the lookup, blkcg_exit() cannot release this reference either, causing the disk to never be freed.
Restore the reference release that was present as blk_put_queue() in the original code but was inadvertently dropped during the conversion from request_queue to gendisk.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.33-63.124Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04d | Jul 20, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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