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CVE-2026-23261

nvme-fc: release admin tagset if init fails

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-fc: release admin tagset if init fails nvme_fabrics creates an NVMe/FC controller in following path: nvmf_dev_write() -> nvmf_create_ctrl() -> nvme_fc_create_ctrl() -> nvme_fc_init_ctrl() nvme_fc_init_ctrl() allocates the admin blk-mq resources right after nvme_add_ctrl() succeeds. If any of the subsequent steps fail (changing the controller state, scheduling connect work, etc.), we jump to the fail_ctrl path, which tears down the controller references but never frees the admin queue/tag set. The leaked blk-mq allocations match the kmemleak report seen during blktests nvme/fc. Check ctrl->ctrl.admin_tagset in the fail_ctrl path and call nvme_remove_admin_tag_set() when it is set so that all admin queue allocations are reclaimed whenever controller setup aborts.

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

  • 5fe335a80548e2eda5d51fab801108b323600e95 to < 7c54d3f5ebbc5982daaa004260242dc07ac943eaaffected
  • 17c3a66d7ea2d303f783796d62f99e2e23b68c90 to < fa301aef50e3f3b5be6ee53457608beae5aa7a01affected
  • ea3442efabd0aa3930c5bab73c3901ef38ef6ac3 to < e810b290922c535feb34bc90ab549446fe94d2a3affected
  • ea3442efabd0aa3930c5bab73c3901ef38ef6ac3 to < d1877cc7270302081a315a81a0ee8331f19f95c8affected
  • 0d1840b2dd8fe073c020c39bf8e8e89488070801affected
  • 6.6.118 to < 6.6.124affected
  • 6.12.60 to < 6.12.70affected
  • 6.17.10 to < 6.18affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.18affected
  • 0 to < 6.18unaffected
  • 6.6.124 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.70 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.10 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 6.19 to ≤ *unaffected

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