md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run() raid1_run() calls setup_conf() which registers a thread via md_register_thread(). If raid1_set_limits() fails, the previously registered thread is not unregistered, resulting in a memory leak of the md_thread structure and the thread resource itself. Add md_unregister_thread() to the error path to properly cleanup the thread, which aligns with the error handling logic of other paths in this function. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: fix memory leak in raid1_run() raid1_run() calls setup_conf() which registers a thread via md_register_thread(). If raid1_set_limits() fails, the previously registered thread is not unregistered, resulting in a memory leak of the md_thread structure and the thread resource itself. Add md_unregister_thread() to the error path to properly cleanup the thread, which aligns with the error handling logic of other paths in this function. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abc7d5dcf0ee0f85e16e41c87fbd06231f28753
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37588b0282a2b3cdda9db1d53712745ce66dea0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c94fd6e8a71efd047ff36930e840f3c25679e136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec10e3dc93994b87adf7c759a4639fe34013989a
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45888.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45888