{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-72128","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.907Z","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:53:05.141Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:08:44.496Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:08:44.496Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/nvme/target/core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"1eb380caf5275bba1d3d6182dde1fd740f331743","lessThan":"26355295ce21cb046546085c3a81abe68160a784","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"1eb380caf5275bba1d3d6182dde1fd740f331743","lessThan":"fcef60ed5f714a24104eb021d6397a67955ebeff","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"1eb380caf5275bba1d3d6182dde1fd740f331743","lessThan":"34b9a83c50660148bde01cde16451dbe78369749","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/nvme/target/core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.14","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.14","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.40"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26355295ce21cb046546085c3a81abe68160a784"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcef60ed5f714a24104eb021d6397a67955ebeff"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b9a83c50660148bde01cde16451dbe78369749"}],"title":"nvmet: fix refcount leak in nvmet_sq_create()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}