Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix memory leak when a wq is reset idxd_wq_disable_cleanup() which is called from the reset path for a workqueue, sets the wq type to NONE, which for other parts of the driver mean that the wq is empty (all its resources were released). Only set the wq type to NONE after its resources are released.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3d3ac57e3c52b570b8c695903306bff07e04c8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c1504e0e76bcfb93991fd94288a83e05d13b51 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d77cc0c40ca2f894859dc7b3c52997574f1a2a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16098a2f0c11ee5e04e23aa7478ca1fcfb0f658 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e7815d38629bcf59d3005001f1f315424a58de Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9cfb5193a047a92a4d3c0e91ea4cc87c8f7c478 Patch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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