In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm-era: fix shadowed superblock leak on take-snap failure
metadata_take_snap() bumps the live superblock refcount and then
dm_tm_shadow_block() allocates a new block for the metadata snapshot.
If the subsequent dm_sm_inc_block() of writeset_tree_root or
era_array_root fails, the function only unlocks the clone and
returns. The newly allocated shadow block is never returned to the
metadata space map, so each failed take-snap permanently leaks one
metadata block.
Free the clone with dm_sm_dec_block() on those error paths, matching
the final step of metadata_drop_snap().
dm-era: fix shadowed superblock leak on take-snap failure
metadata_take_snap() bumps the live superblock refcount and then
dm_tm_shadow_block() allocates a new block for the metadata snapshot.
If the subsequent dm_sm_inc_block() of writeset_tree_root or
era_array_root fails, the function only unlocks the clone and
returns. The newly allocated shadow block is never returned to the
metadata space map, so each failed take-snap permanently leaks one
metadata block.
Free the clone with dm_sm_dec_block() on those error paths, matching
the final step of metadata_drop_snap().
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-era: fix shadowed superblock leak on take-snap failure metadata_take_snap() bumps the live superblock refcount and then dm_tm_shadow_block() allocates a new block for the metadata snapshot. If the subsequent dm_sm_inc_block() of writeset_tree_root or era_array_root fails, the function only unlocks the clone and returns. The newly allocated shadow block is never returned to the metadata space map, so each failed take-snap permanently leaks one metadata block. Free the clone with dm_sm_dec_block() on those error paths, matching the final step of metadata_drop_snap(). | |
| Title | dm-era: fix shadowed superblock leak on take-snap failure | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:44:43.777Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.727Z
Link: CVE-2026-89576
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:41.770
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:41.770
Link: CVE-2026-89576
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T12:45:13Z
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