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CVE-2026-53060— dm cache metadata: fix memory leak on metadata abort retry

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel 6.2版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在dm_cache_metadata_abort中，当block_manager为只读而无法获取root_lock时，在root_lock外部创建的临时block_manager未正确释放，导致内存泄漏。

AI Predicted 5.9 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.13% · P2

Affected Version Matrix 31

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b45e77b79215405bd039a690f5b06cc03e8ed27d< 14f60e957f34f95a626caec76a8fae88cf4c397f affected
28d307f380df88a598bc0186d527462902d9bda1< 6b97cc7a42905755c56bbddc33aa8b792205caee affected
f74b7c5a85e22cd9091845e0d62a1dd89d0f855f< d1a79620c419a0af1911f99c873014b30740e303 affected
352b837a5541690d4f843819028cf2b8be83d424< 15c30997dca681f90dbf2d45ee629c1828bf0c0d affected
352b837a5541690d4f843819028cf2b8be83d424< b0bd35535bdb6f58505f3a30ee5793986943997a affected
352b837a5541690d4f843819028cf2b8be83d424< 322a3b70368d49e39591fe9fc6c07d262128b05f affected
352b837a5541690d4f843819028cf2b8be83d424< 4311ca59a1891d33c4c8b7946f98c34f167fe833 affected
352b837a5541690d4f843819028cf2b8be83d424< 044ca491d4086dc5bf233e9fcb71db52df32f633 affected
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Vulnerability Title
dm cache metadata: fix memory leak on metadata abort retry
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache metadata: fix memory leak on metadata abort retry When failing to acquire the root_lock in dm_cache_metadata_abort because the block_manager is read-only, the temporary block_manager created outside the root_lock is not properly released, causing a memory leak. Reproduce steps: This can be reproduced by reloading a new table while the metadata is read-only. While the second call to dm_cache_metadata_abort is caused by lack of support for table preload in dm-cache, mentioned in commit 9b1cc9f251af ("dm cache: share cache-metadata object across inactive and active DM tables"), it exposes the memory leak in dm_cache_metadata_abort when the function is called multiple times. Specifically, dm-cache fails to sync the new cache object's mode during preresume, creating the reproducer condition. This issue could also occur through concurrent metadata_operation_failed calls due to races in cache mode updates, but the table preload scenario below provides a reliable reproducer. 1. Create a cache device with some faulty trailing metadata blocks dmsetup create cmeta <<EOF 0 200 linear /dev/sdc 0 200 7992 error EOF dmsetup create cdata --table "0 131072 linear /dev/sdc 8192" dmsetup create corig --table "0 262144 linear /dev/sdc 262144" dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mapper/cmeta bs=4k count=1 oflag=direct dmsetup create cache --table "0 131072 cache /dev/mapper/cmeta \ /dev/mapper/cdata /dev/mapper/corig 128 1 writethrough smq 0" 2. Suspend and resume the cache to start a new metadata transaction and trigger metadata io errors on the next metadata commit. dmsetup suspend cache dmsetup resume cache 3. Write to the cache device to update metadata fio --filename=/dev/mapper/cache --name test --rw=randwrite --bs=4k \ --randrepeat=0 --direct=1 --size 64k 4. Preload the same table dmsetup reload cache --table "$(dmsetup table cache)" 5. Resume the new table. This triggers the memory leak. dmsetup suspend cache dmsetup resume cache kmemleak logs: <snip> unreferenced object 0xffff8880080c2010 (size 16): comm "dmsetup", pid 132, jiffies 4294982580 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 00 38 b9 07 80 88 ff ff 6a 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b a5 ... backtrace (crc 3118f31c): kmemleak_alloc+0x28/0x40 __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x3d9/0x510 dm_block_manager_create+0x51/0x140 dm_cache_metadata_abort+0x85/0x320 metadata_operation_failed+0x103/0x1e0 cache_preresume+0xacd/0xe70 dm_table_resume_targets+0xd3/0x320 __dm_resume+0x1b/0xf0 dm_resume+0x127/0x170 <snip>
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel 6.2版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在dm_cache_metadata_abort中，当block_manager为只读而无法获取root_lock时，在root_lock外部创建的临时block_manager未正确释放，导致内存泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

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Linux Linux b45e77b79215405bd039a690f5b06cc03e8ed27d ~ 14f60e957f34f95a626caec76a8fae88cf4c397f -
Linux Linux 6.2 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-53060 (8)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-06-24 · 219 CVEs total

CVE-2026-53049 9.8 CRITICAL gfs2: add some missing log locking
CVE-2026-52993 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: fix double-free in tipc_buf_append()
CVE-2026-52989 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers
CVE-2026-52986 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: don't use simple_strtoul
CVE-2026-52982 9.8 CRITICAL net: usb: rtl8150: fix use-after-free in rtl8150_start_xmit()
CVE-2026-53002 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: conntrack: remove sprintf usage
CVE-2026-53086 9.8 CRITICAL net: bcmgenet: fix racing timeout handler
CVE-2026-53045 9.8 CRITICAL memory: tegra124-emc: Fix dll_change check
CVE-2026-53006 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: fix possible UAF in icmpv6_rcv()
CVE-2026-53046 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix use-after-free from async crypto on Qualcomm crypto engine
CVE-2026-52955 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in crush_decode()
CVE-2026-53010 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb2_open during durable reconnect
CVE-2026-53088 9.8 CRITICAL net: bcmgenet: fix off-by-one in bcmgenet_put_txcb
CVE-2026-52924 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: purge outqueue on stale COOKIE-ECHO handling
CVE-2026-52931 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars
CVE-2026-53055 9.8 CRITICAL crypto: hisilicon/sec2 - prevent req used-after-free for sec
CVE-2026-52914 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting
CVE-2026-52958 9.1 CRITICAL libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in osdmap_decode()
CVE-2026-53043 9.1 CRITICAL ocfs2/dlm: validate qr_numregions in dlm_match_regions()
CVE-2026-52999 9.1 CRITICAL netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix out-of-bounds read on option matching

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