CVE-2022-49531 — loop: implement ->free_disk
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: loop: implement ->free_disk Ensure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private data is valid …
Published: 2025-02-26 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: loop: implement ->free_disk Ensure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private data is valid until the gendisk is freed. Currently the loop driver uses a lot of effort to make sure a device is not freed when it is still in use, but to to fix a potential deadlock this will be relaxed a bit soon.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7