CVE-2026-98227

NameCVE-2026-98227
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memstick: ms_block: destroy io_queue workqueue on removal msb_init_disk() creates the per-card ordered workqueue msb->io_queue with alloc_ordered_workqueue(). It is torn down with destroy_workqueue() only on the init error path; msb_remove() never destroys it. msb_stop() merely flushes the queue, and neither msb_data_clear() nor put_disk() free it. As a result every card insert/remove cycle leaks the workqueue and its kworker, exhausting kernel memory over repeated cycles. Destroy the workqueue in msb_remove() after the disk has been removed and the queue drained.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-4841-1, DLA-4850-1, DSA-6568-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bookworm6.1.176-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.190-1fixed
trixie6.12.107-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.113-1fixed
forky, sid7.2.12-1fixed
linux-6.12 (PTS)bookworm (security)6.12.113-1~deb12u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.190-1DLA-4841-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.113-1DSA-6568-1
linuxsource(unstable)7.2.8-1
linux-6.12sourcebookworm6.12.113-1~deb12u1DLA-4850-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/90af7fde083e1b22c349c3a8b1626728e44e474c (7.3-rc4)

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