CVE-2026-45888

md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()

published May 27, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()

raid1_run() calls setup_conf() which registers a thread via

md_register_thread(). If raid1_set_limits() fails, the previously

registered thread is not unregistered, resulting in a memory leak

of the md_thread structure and the thread resource itself.

Add md_unregister_thread() to the error path to properly cleanup

the thread, which aligns with the error handling logic of other paths

in this function.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool

and code review.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.0th percentile
Published
2026-05-27T12:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 12:16Z
    md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()
    cvelistv5