{"id":"CVE-2026-45997","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: sd: fix missing put_disk() when device_add(&disk_dev) fails\n\nIf device_add(&sdkp->disk_dev) fails, put_device() runs\nscsi_disk_release(), which frees the scsi_dis…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: sd: fix missing put_disk() when device_add(&disk_dev) fails\n\nIf device_add(&sdkp->disk_dev) fails, put_device() runs\nscsi_disk_release(), which frees the scsi_dis…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.4.288, < 4.5","linux_kernel >= 4.9.286, < 4.10","linux_kernel >= 4.14.250, < 4.15","linux_kernel >= 4.19.210, < 4.20","linux_kernel >= 5.4.152, < 5.5","linux_kernel >= 5.10.72, < 5.11","linux_kernel >= 5.14.11, < 5.15","linux_kernel >= 5.15.1, < 6.1.175","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.140","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.86","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.27","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.4","linux_kernel = 5.15"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.0.4"],"published":"2026-05-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:19:37.937","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45997","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e550fbfccdb311e76ec96892dfe35f0dba0657","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e111c4b3a726df1254670a5cc4868cedb946d37","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/262152ec37101f9dc524743ccdbd6c7641d14573","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c2c14b7dfccad8c5a28802849e40c21252e4c28","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a95d38c5701431bfc826e7b18acc0785919d5c88","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b4f499801b12d0e2785447e4df6c164c608a9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00162,"epssPercentile":0.05041,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.880Z","slug":"CVE-2026-45997","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: sd: fix missing put_disk() when device_add(&disk_dev) fails\n\nIf device_add(&sdkp->disk_dev) fails, put_device() runs\nscsi_disk_release(), which frees the scsi_disk but leaves the gendisk\nreferenced. The device_add_disk() error path in sd_probe() calls\nput_disk(gd); call put_disk(gd) here to mirror that cleanup.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.4.288, < 4.5`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.9.286, < 4.10`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.14.250, < 4.15`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.19.210, < 4.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.4.152, < 5.5`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.10.72, < 5.11`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.14.11, < 5.15`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15.1, < 6.1.175`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.140`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.86`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.27`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.4`\n- `linux_kernel = 5.15`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.0.4`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}