CRITICAL 9.8 NVD
CVE-2026-89972
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: add missing SRCU grace period in error path nvme_alloc_ns() error path at out_unlink
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: add missing SRCU grace period in error path
nvme_alloc_ns() error path at out_unlink_ns removes ns from the
namespace head siblings list with list_del_rcu(&ns->siblings) but
does not wait for SRCU readers before freeing the namespace struct.
Multipath code iterates the head->list under srcu_read_lock() in
nvme_find_path() and nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths(), so a concurrent
reader can still hold a reference to ns when kfree(ns) runs.
The normal removal path in nvme_ns_remove() correctly calls
synchronize_srcu(&ns->head->srcu) after list_del_rcu() to wait for
in-progress readers. Add the same grace period in the error path.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76023560d60f10b4f808941163aa2975f1631683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d663944dbad81bb0e3635d7090db4713e6300858
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef248d5de4469fb6bbaf8dbe0c4c47800080d648
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-09-16 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-09-16 · -1 days ago
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