CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72437

Low risk· EPSS 12%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the md/raid1 module has a vulnerability involving a leak of the r1_bio structure when a read with REQ_NOWAIT encounters a block during retry. When wait_read_barrier() fails, the bio is completed, but the pre-allocated r1_bio is not freed.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak may lead to resource exhaustion, potentially resulting in denial of service.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix that frees r1_bio when wait_read_barrier() fails.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: free r1_bio when REQ_NOWAIT is set and read would block on retry When a read is retried, raid1_read_request() may be called with a pre-allocated r1_bio. If wait_read_barrier() fails for a REQ_NOWAIT read, the bio is completed and the function returns immediately. In this case the existing r1_bio is leaked. This fixes a leak of pre-allocated r1_bio structures for retried reads.

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