# CVE-2026-72437: md/raid1: free r1\_bio when REQ\_NOWAIT is set and read would block on retry

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: free r1_bio when REQ_NOWAIT is set and read would block on retry When a read is retried, raid1_read_request() may be called with a pre-allocated r1_bio. If wait_read_barrier() fails for a REQ_NOWAIT read, the bio is completed and the function returns immediately. In this case the existing r1_bio is leaked. This fixes a leak of pre-allocated r1_bio structures for retried reads.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1eda529a4bf6b866d02755723ee0eb1f037a5ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66ed3e6371f5dba8f5d8ab810d6683ddc99201e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db58075bc9c2ad2731f9c063859b47104bc2e7ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d92dbd73d19a0622f60352ce9d9379f7a760112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e6354295845698d2fdfa20b71fc404786f7e93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ad6ce47f9bf2b9fe0ed69b042db993d33bbf12

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