In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
floppy: Fix memory leak in do_floppy_init()
A memory leak was reported when floppy_alloc_disk() failed in
do_floppy_init().
unreferenced object 0xffff888115ed25a0 (size 8):
comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s)
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
00 ac 67 5b 81 88 ff ff ..g[....
backtrace:
[<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0
[<00000000a87bfa9e>] blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags.part.0+0x6f/0x180
[<000000006f02e8b1>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x573/0x1130
[<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08
[<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
[<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
[<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110
[<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
[<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
unreferenced object 0xffff88810fc30540 (size 32):
comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0
[<000000006b91eab4>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x393/0x1130
[<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08
[<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
[<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
[<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110
[<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
[<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
If the floppy_alloc_disk() failed, disks of current drive will not be set,
thus the lastest allocated set->tag cannot be freed in the error handling
path. A simple call graph shown as below:
floppy_module_init()
floppy_init()
do_floppy_init()
for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++)
blk_mq_alloc_tag_set()
blk_mq_alloc_tag_set_tags()
blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags() # set->tag allocated
floppy_alloc_disk()
blk_mq_alloc_disk() # error occurred, disks failed to allocated
->out_put_disk:
for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++)
if (!disks[drive][0]) # the last disks is not set and loop break
break;
blk_mq_free_tag_set() # the latest allocated set->tag leaked
Fix this problem by free the set->tag of current drive before jump to
error handling path.
[efremov: added stable list, changed title]
floppy: Fix memory leak in do_floppy_init()
A memory leak was reported when floppy_alloc_disk() failed in
do_floppy_init().
unreferenced object 0xffff888115ed25a0 (size 8):
comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s)
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
00 ac 67 5b 81 88 ff ff ..g[....
backtrace:
[<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0
[<00000000a87bfa9e>] blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags.part.0+0x6f/0x180
[<000000006f02e8b1>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x573/0x1130
[<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08
[<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
[<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
[<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110
[<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
[<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
unreferenced object 0xffff88810fc30540 (size 32):
comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0
[<000000006b91eab4>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x393/0x1130
[<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08
[<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
[<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
[<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110
[<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
[<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
If the floppy_alloc_disk() failed, disks of current drive will not be set,
thus the lastest allocated set->tag cannot be freed in the error handling
path. A simple call graph shown as below:
floppy_module_init()
floppy_init()
do_floppy_init()
for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++)
blk_mq_alloc_tag_set()
blk_mq_alloc_tag_set_tags()
blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags() # set->tag allocated
floppy_alloc_disk()
blk_mq_alloc_disk() # error occurred, disks failed to allocated
->out_put_disk:
for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++)
if (!disks[drive][0]) # the last disks is not set and loop break
break;
blk_mq_free_tag_set() # the latest allocated set->tag leaked
Fix this problem by free the set->tag of current drive before jump to
error handling path.
[efremov: added stable list, changed title]
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Affected Vendors & Products
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: floppy: Fix memory leak in do_floppy_init() A memory leak was reported when floppy_alloc_disk() failed in do_floppy_init(). unreferenced object 0xffff888115ed25a0 (size 8): comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s) hex dump (first 8 bytes): 00 ac 67 5b 81 88 ff ff ..g[.... backtrace: [<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0 [<00000000a87bfa9e>] blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags.part.0+0x6f/0x180 [<000000006f02e8b1>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x573/0x1130 [<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08 [<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0 [<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680 [<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110 [<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200 [<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 unreferenced object 0xffff88810fc30540 (size 32): comm "modprobe", pid 727, jiffies 4295051278 (age 25.529s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<000000007f457abb>] __kmalloc_node+0x4c/0xc0 [<000000006b91eab4>] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x393/0x1130 [<0000000066007fd7>] 0xffffffffc06b8b08 [<0000000081f5ac40>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0 [<00000000e26d04ee>] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680 [<000000001bb22407>] load_module+0x6249/0x7110 [<00000000ad31ac4d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200 [<000000007bddca46>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<00000000b5afec39>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 If the floppy_alloc_disk() failed, disks of current drive will not be set, thus the lastest allocated set->tag cannot be freed in the error handling path. A simple call graph shown as below: floppy_module_init() floppy_init() do_floppy_init() for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++) blk_mq_alloc_tag_set() blk_mq_alloc_tag_set_tags() blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags() # set->tag allocated floppy_alloc_disk() blk_mq_alloc_disk() # error occurred, disks failed to allocated ->out_put_disk: for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++) if (!disks[drive][0]) # the last disks is not set and loop break break; blk_mq_free_tag_set() # the latest allocated set->tag leaked Fix this problem by free the set->tag of current drive before jump to error handling path. [efremov: added stable list, changed title] | |
Title | floppy: Fix memory leak in do_floppy_init() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-09-16T16:11:34.260Z
Reserved: 2025-09-16T16:03:27.881Z
Link: CVE-2022-50342

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Status : Received
Published: 2025-09-16T17:15:33.807
Modified: 2025-09-16T17:15:33.807
Link: CVE-2022-50342

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