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block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path When registering a queue fails after blk_mq_sysfs_register() is successful but the function later encounters an error, we need to clean up the blk_mq_sysfs resources. Add the missing blk_mq_sysfs_unregister() call in the error path to properly clean up these resources and prevent a memory leak.

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CVE-2025-37980

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-37980

Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Linux

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      "block/blk-sysfs.c"
    ],
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    "vendor": "Linux",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "6.1.168",
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      },
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "6.6.88",
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]
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