Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2025· Updated Jun 19, 2025
btrfs: fix anon_dev leak in create_subvol()
CVE-2022-49469
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix anon_dev leak in create_subvol()
When btrfs_qgroup_inherit(), btrfs_alloc_tree_block, or btrfs_insert_root() fail in create_subvol(), we return without freeing anon_dev. Reorganize the error handling in create_subvol() to fix this.
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