CVE-2026-98227
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
memstick: ms_block: destroy io_queue workqueue on removal
msb_init_disk() creates the per-card ordered workqueue msb->io_queue with alloc_ordered_workqueue(). It is torn down with destroy_workqueue() only on the init error path; msb_remove() never destroys it. msb_stop() merely flushes the queue, and neither msb_data_clear() nor put_disk() free it. As a result every card insert/remove cycle leaks the workqueue and its kworker, exhausting kernel memory over repeated cycles.
Destroy the workqueue in msb_remove() after the disk has been removed and the queue drained.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
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.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff795163f37109a134b5a421558530f8d091544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19c3da6621a253f1f8b937ed91bc22330a930d9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6611f78ec3fd4b33a00bfda20725b254a22979f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90af7fde083e1b22c349c3a8b1626728e44e474c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2e7cdc0880e735aff0968ee402f2c92a992b9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f222bb8c30cf5699c560b29179ff2bddcac1f950
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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