Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-37980block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix resource leak in blk_register_queue() error path When registering a queue fails after blk_mq_sysfs_register() is successful but the function later encounters an error, we need to clean up the blk_mq_sysfs resources. Add the missing blk_mq_sysfs_unregister() call in the error path to properly clean up these resources and prevent a memory leak.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-cross-headers6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-uki-virt6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-devel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-devel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-devel6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-extra6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10perf6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.7.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:18134
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:18587
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37980
Debian:13linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37980
Debian:14linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37980

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 320ae51feed5c2f13664aa05a76bec198967e04d – before 6af6d5feebf9423ab3b252831d1f52de31a8b5e0320ae51feed5c2f13664aa05a76bec198967e04d – before 549cbbd14bbec12469ceb279b79c763c8a24224e320ae51feed5c2f13664aa05a76bec198967e04d – before 41e43134ddda35949974be40520460a12dda3502320ae51feed5c2f13664aa05a76bec198967e04d – before 55a7bb2708f7c7c5b366d4e40916113168a3824c320ae51feed5c2f13664aa05a76bec198967e04d – before 40f2eb9b531475dd01b683fdaf61ca3cfd03a51e
Linux Linux 3.13

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