# CVE-2026-90150: pnfs/blocklayout: Fix device leaks on parse failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.18.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pnfs/blocklayout: Fix device leaks on parse failure bl_parse_concat() and bl_parse_stripe() allocate a child device array and then parse each child in turn. If parsing a child fails, the failed child is not counted in nr_children and the parent may be left with a children array that bl_free_device() will not release when nr_children is zero. Release the failed child and the already parsed children before returning the error. Also make bl_free_device() release the child array whenever the children pointer is set, so that partially initialised concat or stripe devices are cleaned up correctly. bl_parse_scsi() can also fail after assigning d->bdev_file and dropping the file reference. Clear the pointer after fput() so that an outer cleanup path does not put it again.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710ae187a5d490a894054d17645cf5c83d37dfbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51d162dfb618f6cf3aa5e331c0305e27771ad884
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2494964edac2a13e82441c2bf887548dc3be0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e1c36b206c659cf94c6755a1d821ed1babd32bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4162405c456ce12c772d5882d306135e828ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c056f817e4200fb18079d5052c273a22f191ff0a

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