CVE-2026-98227
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98227
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98227.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98227
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-10-06T08:45:02Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-07T02:47:30Z
- Summary
- memstick: ms_block: destroy io_queue workqueue on removal
- Details
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In 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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98227.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff795163f37109a134b5a421558530f8d091544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19c3da6621a253f1f8b937ed91bc22330a930d9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6611f78ec3fd4b33a00bfda20725b254a22979f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90af7fde083e1b22c349c3a8b1626728e44e474c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2e7cdc0880e735aff0968ee402f2c92a992b9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f222bb8c30cf5699c560b29179ff2bddcac1f950
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98227.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98227
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced0ab30494bc4f3bc1ea4659b7c5d97c5218554a63Fixed0ff795163f37109a134b5a421558530f8d091544Fixed19c3da6621a253f1f8b937ed91bc22330a930d9cFixed9a2e7cdc0880e735aff0968ee402f2c92a992b9bFixed6611f78ec3fd4b33a00bfda20725b254a22979f6Fixedf222bb8c30cf5699c560b29179ff2bddcac1f950Fixed90af7fde083e1b22c349c3a8b1626728e44e474c
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel