CVE-2026-23219 | mm/slab: Add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook for memcg_alloc_abort_single

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab: Add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook for memcg_alloc_abort_single When CONFIG_MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING_DEBUG is enabled, the following warning may be noticed: [ 3959.023862] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 3959.023891] alloc_tag was not cleared (got tag for lib/xarray.c:378) [ 3959.023947] WARNING: ./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:155 at alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178, CPU#6: mkfs.ntfs/113998 [ 3959.023978] Modules linked in: dns_resolver tun brd overlay exfat btrfs blake2b libblake2b xor xor_neon raid6_pq loop sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 rfkill sunrpc vfat fat sg fuse nfnetlink sr_mod virtio_gpu cdrom drm_client_lib virtio_dma_buf drm_shmem_helper drm_kms_helper ghash_ce drm sm4 backlight virtio_net net_failover virtio_scsi failover virtio_console virtio_blk virtio_mmio dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_multipath dm_mod i2c_dev aes_neon_bs aes_ce_blk [last unloaded: hwpoison_inject] [ 3959.024170] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 113998 Comm: mkfs.ntfs Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 6.19.0-rc7+ #7 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 3959.024182] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 3959.024186] Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS unknown 2/2/2022 [ 3959.024192] pstate: 604000c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 3959.024199] pc : alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 [ 3959.024207] lr : alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 [ 3959.024214] sp : ffff80008b696d60 [ 3959.024219] x29: ffff80008b696d60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000240 [ 3959.024232] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000240 x24: ffff800085d17860 [ 3959.024245] x23: 0000000000402800 x22: ffff0000c0012dc0 x21: 00000000000002d0 [ 3959.024257] x20: ffff0000e6ef3318 x19: ffff800085ae0410 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 3959.024269] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 3959.024281] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: ffff600064101293 [ 3959.024292] x11: 1fffe00064101292 x10: ffff600064101292 x9 : dfff800000000000 [ 3959.024305] x8 : 00009fff9befed6e x7 : ffff000320809493 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 3959.024316] x5 : ffff000320809490 x4 : ffff600064101293 x3 : ffff800080691838 [ 3959.024328] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff0000d5bcd640 [ 3959.024340] Call trace: [ 3959.024346] alloc_tag_add+0x128/0x178 (P) [ 3959.024355] __alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x11c/0x1a8 [ 3959.024362] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x1b8/0x5e8 [ 3959.024369] xas_alloc+0x304/0x4f0 [ 3959.024381] xas_create+0x1e0/0x4a0 [ 3959.024388] xas_store+0x68/0xda8 [ 3959.024395] __filemap_add_folio+0x5b0/0xbd8 [ 3959.024409] filemap_add_folio+0x16c/0x7e0 [ 3959.024416] __filemap_get_folio_mpol+0x2dc/0x9e8 [ 3959.024424] iomap_get_folio+0xfc/0x180 [ 3959.024435] __iomap_get_folio+0x2f8/0x4b8 [ 3959.024441] iomap_write_begin+0x198/0xc18 [ 3959.024448] iomap_write_iter+0x2ec/0x8f8 [ 3959.024454] iomap_file_buffered_write+0x19c/0x290 [ 3959.024461] blkdev_write_iter+0x38c/0x978 [ 3959.024470] vfs_write+0x4d4/0x928 [ 3959.024482] ksys_write+0xfc/0x1f8 [ 3959.024489] __arm64_sys_write+0x74/0xb0 [ 3959.024496] invoke_syscall+0xd4/0x258 [ 3959.024507] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0x240 [ 3959.024514] do_el0_svc+0x48/0x68 [ 3959.024520] el0_svc+0x40/0xf8 [ 3959.024526] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 [ 3959.024533] el0t_64_sync+0x1ac/0x1b0 [ 3959.024540] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- When __memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook() fails, there are two different free paths depending on whether size == 1 or size != 1. In the kmem_cache_free_bulk() path, we do call alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(). However, in memcg_alloc_abort_single() we don't, the above warning will be triggered on the next allocation. Therefore, add alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook() to the memcg_alloc_abort_single() path.

Published: 2026-02-18 Last update: 2026-03-18 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23219 is rated Low Risk (23.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23219

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-19 — 0.02% —

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23219

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23219

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-23219 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23219
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23219
suse medium CVE-2026-23219 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 214 product×package rows across 38 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (38 product lines)): Known Not Affected 214. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23219/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23219 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1256 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 871, ignored 169, not-affected 112, released 83, needed 21. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.10, < 6.12.70 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23219

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