CVE-2026-53126 | blk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix disk reference leak in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current() Add the missing put_disk() on the error path in blkcg_maybe_throttle_current(). When blkcg lookup, blkg lookup, or blkg_tryget() fails, the function jumps to the out label which only calls rcu_read_unlock() but does not release the disk reference acquired by blkcg_schedule_throttle() via get_device(). Since current->throttle_disk is already set to NULL before the lookup, blkcg_exit() cannot release this reference either, causing the disk to never be freed. Restore the reference release that was present as blk_put_queue() in the original code but was inadvertently dropped during the conversion from request_queue to gendisk.

Published: 2026-06-24 Last update: 2026-06-24 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53126 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53126

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-25 0.16%

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53126

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53126

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53126

GHSA-2mp2-fxxh-hv2j · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: fix disk...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53126

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-53126 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-2026-53126
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53126
suse medium CVE-2026-53126 severity moderate: SUSE including 19 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 125 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS, … (24 product lines)): Known Not Affected 125. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53126/
ubuntu low CVE-2026-53126 low priority: Ubuntu including 161 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1449 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1044, ignored 172, released 87, not-affected 79, needed 51, pending 15, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53126

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53126

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.6.141 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.12.91 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.18.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53126

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