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CVE-2025-40267

io_uring/rw: ensure allocated iovec gets cleared for early failure

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rw: ensure allocated iovec gets cleared for early failure A previous commit reused the recyling infrastructure for early cleanup, but this is not enough for the case where our internal caches have overflowed. If this happens, then the allocated iovec can get leaked if the request is also aborted early. Reinstate the previous forced free of the iovec for that situation.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 9ac273ae3dc296905b4d61e4c8e7a25592f6d183 to < 094c6467fe05e0de618c5a7fcff4d3ee20aeaef8affected
  • 9ac273ae3dc296905b4d61e4c8e7a25592f6d183 to < d3c9c213c0b86ac5dd8fe2c53c24db20f1f510bcaffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.14affected
  • 0 to < 6.14unaffected
  • 6.17.9 to ≤ 6.17.*unaffected
  • 6.18 to ≤ *unaffected

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