Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-pci: release descriptor pools on probe failure

The per-NUMA-node descriptor DMA pools are created lazily from
nvme_init_hctx_common() once the admin tag set is allocated, but they are
only destroyed in nvme_remove() via nvme_release_descriptor_pools(). Any
probe failure after the admin tag set has been allocated unwinds through
the out_disable label and nvme_pci_free_ctrl(), neither of which releases
the pools, leaking the dma_pool objects.

Release the descriptor pools in the out_disable error path. It must not
be added to nvme_pci_free_ctrl(), as that would double-free against
nvme_remove() on the normal teardown path.
Published: 2026-09-17
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: release descriptor pools on probe failure The per-NUMA-node descriptor DMA pools are created lazily from nvme_init_hctx_common() once the admin tag set is allocated, but they are only destroyed in nvme_remove() via nvme_release_descriptor_pools(). Any probe failure after the admin tag set has been allocated unwinds through the out_disable label and nvme_pci_free_ctrl(), neither of which releases the pools, leaking the dma_pool objects. Release the descriptor pools in the out_disable error path. It must not be added to nvme_pci_free_ctrl(), as that would double-free against nvme_remove() on the normal teardown path.
Title nvme-pci: release descriptor pools on probe failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:07:39.941Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-90233

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:19.173

Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:19.173

Link: CVE-2026-90233

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