In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
null_blk: fix kmemleak by releasing references to fault configfs items
When CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK_FAULT_INJECTION is enabled, the null-blk
driver sets up fault injection support by creating the timeout_inject,
requeue_inject, and init_hctx_fault_inject configfs items as children
of the top-level nullbX configfs group.
However, when the nullbX device is removed, the references taken to
these fault-config configfs items are not released. As a result,
kmemleak reports a memory leak, for example:
unreferenced object 0xc00000021ff25c40 (size 32):
comm "mkdir", pid 10665, jiffies 4322121578
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
69 6e 69 74 5f 68 63 74 78 5f 66 61 75 6c 74 5f init_hctx_fault_
69 6e 6a 65 63 74 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 inject..........
backtrace (crc 1a018c86):
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x494/0xbd8
kvasprintf+0x74/0xf4
config_item_set_name+0xf0/0x104
config_group_init_type_name+0x48/0xfc
fault_config_init+0x48/0xf0
0xc0080000180559e4
configfs_mkdir+0x304/0x814
vfs_mkdir+0x49c/0x604
do_mkdirat+0x314/0x3d0
sys_mkdir+0xa0/0xd8
system_call_exception+0x1b0/0x4f0
system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec
Fix this by explicitly releasing the references to the fault-config
configfs items when dropping the reference to the top-level nullbX
configfs group.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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History
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: null_blk: fix kmemleak by releasing references to fault configfs items When CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK_FAULT_INJECTION is enabled, the null-blk driver sets up fault injection support by creating the timeout_inject, requeue_inject, and init_hctx_fault_inject configfs items as children of the top-level nullbX configfs group. However, when the nullbX device is removed, the references taken to these fault-config configfs items are not released. As a result, kmemleak reports a memory leak, for example: unreferenced object 0xc00000021ff25c40 (size 32): comm "mkdir", pid 10665, jiffies 4322121578 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 69 6e 69 74 5f 68 63 74 78 5f 66 61 75 6c 74 5f init_hctx_fault_ 69 6e 6a 65 63 74 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 inject.......... backtrace (crc 1a018c86): __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x494/0xbd8 kvasprintf+0x74/0xf4 config_item_set_name+0xf0/0x104 config_group_init_type_name+0x48/0xfc fault_config_init+0x48/0xf0 0xc0080000180559e4 configfs_mkdir+0x304/0x814 vfs_mkdir+0x49c/0x604 do_mkdirat+0x314/0x3d0 sys_mkdir+0xa0/0xd8 system_call_exception+0x1b0/0x4f0 system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec Fix this by explicitly releasing the references to the fault-config configfs items when dropping the reference to the top-level nullbX configfs group. | |
| Title | null_blk: fix kmemleak by releasing references to fault configfs items | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-31T11:42:11.640Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.942Z
Link: CVE-2026-23032
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-31T12:16:06.513
Modified: 2026-01-31T12:16:06.513
Link: CVE-2026-23032
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