ntfs: fix kmap_local leak in write_mft_record_nolock() error paths
write_mft_record_nolock() maps the MFT record folio with
kmap_local_folio(), but the pre_write_mst_fixup() and
bio_add_folio() failure paths jump to the error label without
unmapping it. kmap_local mappings are stack-ordered per task, so
leaking one corrupts the nesting for any outer mapping.
Unmap the folio on those error paths too.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-772 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix kmap_local leak in write_mft_record_nolock() error paths write_mft_record_nolock() maps the MFT record folio with kmap_local_folio(), but the pre_write_mst_fixup() and bio_add_folio() failure paths jump to the error label without unmapping it. kmap_local mappings are stack-ordered per task, so leaking one corrupts the nesting for any outer mapping. Unmap the folio on those error paths too. | |
| Title | ntfs: fix kmap_local leak in write_mft_record_nolock() error paths | |
| First Time appeared |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:36:16.580Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.319Z
Link: CVE-2026-98140
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:45.497
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:45.497
Link: CVE-2026-98140
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Updated: 2026-09-25T12:30:08Z