CVE-2026-72082

The CVE concerns the Linux kernel SCSI elx/efct path. When efct_hw_reqtag_alloc() fails in efct_hw_io_abort(), the error path returns -ENOSPC without releasing the reference obtained via kref_get_unless_zero(), causing a permanent reference leak on the io_to_abort object. Additionally, the abort_...

CVE-2026-72082 scsi: elx: efct: Fix refcount leak in efct_hw_io_abort()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: elx: efct: Fix refcount leak in efcthwioabort When efcthwreqtagalloc fails in efcthwioabort, the error path returns -ENOSPC without releasing the reference obtained via krefgetunlesszero earlier in the function. All other...