{"cve":"CVE-2026-45997","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:17.280","modified":"2026-10-15T02:19:37.937","status":"Modified","description":"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_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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e550fbfccdb311e76ec96892dfe35f0dba0657","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e111c4b3a726df1254670a5cc4868cedb946d37","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/262152ec37101f9dc524743ccdbd6c7641d14573","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c2c14b7dfccad8c5a28802849e40c21252e4c28","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a95d38c5701431bfc826e7b18acc0785919d5c88"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45997","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02019,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}