CVE-2025-40209
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix memory leak of qgroup_list in btrfs_add_qgroup_relation
When btrfs_add_qgroup_relation() is called with invalid qgroup levels (src >= dst), the function returns -EINVAL directly without freeing the preallocated qgroup_list structure passed by the caller. This causes a memory leak because the caller unconditionally sets the pointer to NULL after the call, preventing any cleanup.
The issue occurs because the level validation check happens before the mutex is acquired and before any error handling path that would free the prealloc pointer. On this early return, the cleanup code at the 'out' label (which includes kfree(prealloc)) is never reached.
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In btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_assign(), the code pattern is:
When the level check fails, 'prealloc' is never freed by either the callee or the caller, resulting in a 64-byte memory leak per failed operation. This can be triggered repeatedly by an unprivileged user with access to a writable btrfs mount, potentially exhausting kernel memory.
Fix this by freeing prealloc before the early return, ensuring prealloc is always freed on all error paths.
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prealloc = kzalloc(sizeof(*prealloc), GFP_KERNEL);
ret = btrfs_add_qgroup_relation(trans, sa->src, sa->dst, prealloc);
prealloc = NULL; // Always set to NULL regardless of return value
...
kfree(prealloc); // This becomes kfree(NULL), does nothingCVSS
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Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 7
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: fix memory leak of qgroup_list in btrfs_add_qgroup_relation\n\nWhen btrfs_add_qgroup_relation() is called with invalid qgroup levels\n(src >= dst), the function returns -EINVAL directly without freeing the\npreallocated qgroup_list structure passed by the caller. This causes a\nmemory leak because the caller unconditionally sets the pointer to NULL\nafter the call, preventing any cleanup.\n\nThe issue occurs because the level validation check happens before the\nmutex is acquired and before any error handling path that would free\nthe prealloc pointer. On this early return, the cleanup code at the\n'out' label (which includes kfree(prealloc)) is never reached.\n\nIn btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_assign(), the code pattern is:\n\n prealloc = kzalloc(sizeof(*prealloc), GFP_KERNEL);\n ret = btrfs_add_qgroup_relation(trans, sa->src, sa->dst, prealloc);\n prealloc = NULL; // Always set to NULL regardless of return value\n ...\n kfree(prealloc); // This becomes kfree(NULL), does nothing\n\nWhen the level check fails, 'prealloc' is never freed by either the\ncallee or the caller, resulting in a 64-byte memory leak per failed\noperation. This can be triggered repeatedly by an unprivileged user\nwith access to a writable btrfs mount, potentially exhausting kernel\nmemory.\n\nFix this by freeing prealloc before the early return, ensuring prealloc\nis always freed on all error paths."
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