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ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_direct_read_write()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_direct_read_write() The bvecs array which is allocated in iter_get_bvecs_alloc() is leaked and pages remain pinned if ceph_alloc_sparse_ext_map() fails. There is no need to delay the allocation of sparse_ext map until after the bvecs array is set up, so fix this by moving sparse_ext allocation a bit earlier. Also, make a similar adjustment in __ceph_sync_read() for consistency (a leak of the same kind in __ceph_sync_read() has been addressed differently).

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.7, 6.6.69
CVEs
CVE-2024-56710
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_direct_read_write()

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Dec 2024, 08:48 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_direct_read_write() The bvecs array which is allocated in iter_get_bvecs_alloc() is leaked and pages remain pinned if ceph_alloc_sparse_ext_map() fails. There is no need to delay the allocation of sparse_ext map until after the bvecs array is set up, so fix this by moving sparse_ext allocation a bit earlier. Also, make a similar adjustment in __ceph_sync_read() for consistency (a leak of the same kind in __ceph_sync_read() has been addressed differently).

osv:CVE-2024-56710

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.69, 6.12.7

Complete source record
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