CVE-2026-93795

blk-cgroup: fix leaks and online flag on radix_tree_insert failure

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Published: September 24, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix leaks and online flag on radix_tree_insert failure When radix_tree_insert() fails in blkg_create(), the error path has two issues: 1. blkg->online is set to true unconditionally, even when the blkg was never fully inserted. Move the assignment inside the success block. 2. The error path calls blkg_put() without first calling percpu_ref_kill(). Because the refcount is still in percpu mode, percpu_ref_put() only does this_cpu_sub() without checking for zero, so blkg_release() is never triggered. This permanently leaks the blkg memory, its percpu iostat, policy data, the parent blkg reference, and the cgroup css reference — the latter preventing the cgroup from ever being destroyed. Fix by replacing blkg_put() with percpu_ref_kill(), matching the pattern used in blkg_destroy().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.0 ≤ v < 5.10.2715.0 ≤ v < 5.15.2225.0 ≤ v < 6.1.1895.0 ≤ v < 6.12.1115.0 ≤ v < 6.18.535.0 ≤ v < 6.6.1585.0 ≤ v < 7.25.07fcf2b033b84e261dca283bc2911aaea4b07b525
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f840db042caee9d2f3dcdcf97d6674f6e4c1e30 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c0d150fb98ea40760611979f4e664c244b20966 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e85f02d45b5977c0326a8d854c6db878aa6b34a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ada8270ccdb6f212da5eb22614c28ea418746a4a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c3650be82ef6e7af13b79b2d10a7363bdf54aa7f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dbbca20764382b4d411ec2918f4e278ffe547acc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f53945d7c712efe63fadbcc5ffed6370871fd0d3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.271 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.222 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.111 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.53 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.158 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

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