{"id":"CVE-2026-72128","summary":"nvmet: fix refcount leak in nvmet_sq_create()","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: fix refcount leak in nvmet_sq_create()\n\nIn nvmet_sq_create(), a reference on the ctrl is taken\nvia kref_get_unless_zero() before calling nvmet_check_sqid().\nIf nvmet_check_sqid() fails, the function returns the error\ndirectly without releasing the reference, leading to a leak.\n\nFix this by jumping to the \"ctrl_put\" label, which already\nperforms the necessary nvmet_ctrl_put(ctrl). This ensures the\nreference is properly released on this error path.","modified":"2026-08-18T03:31:23.004223806Z","published":"2026-08-15T05:53:05.141Z","database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72128.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26355295ce21cb046546085c3a81abe68160a784"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b9a83c50660148bde01cde16451dbe78369749"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcef60ed5f714a24104eb021d6397a67955ebeff"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72128.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72128"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"1eb380caf5275bba1d3d6182dde1fd740f331743"},{"fixed":"26355295ce21cb046546085c3a81abe68160a784"},{"fixed":"fcef60ed5f714a24104eb021d6397a67955ebeff"},{"fixed":"34b9a83c50660148bde01cde16451dbe78369749"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72128.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.14.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.40"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.1.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72128.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}