block: fix memory leak in __blkdev_issue_zero_pages
authorShaurya Rane <ssrane_b23@ee.vjti.ac.in>
Thu, 4 Dec 2025 18:12:59 +0000 (23:42 +0530)
committerJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Thu, 4 Dec 2025 22:43:28 +0000 (15:43 -0700)
commitf7e3f852a42d7cd8f1af2c330d9d153e30c8adcf
treec9ffa27cbd1551c42826e4ae80a7c5877fbd9abc
parent8a32282175c964eb15638e8dfe199fc13c060f67
block: fix memory leak in __blkdev_issue_zero_pages

Move the fatal signal check before bio_alloc() to prevent a memory
leak when BLKDEV_ZERO_KILLABLE is set and a fatal signal is pending.

Previously, the bio was allocated before checking for a fatal signal.
If a signal was pending, the code would break out of the loop without
freeing or chaining the just-allocated bio, causing a memory leak.

This matches the pattern already used in __blkdev_issue_write_zeroes()
where the signal check precedes the allocation.

Fixes: bf86bcdb4012 ("blk-lib: check for kill signal in ioctl BLKZEROOUT")
Reported-by: syzbot+527a7e48a3d3d315d862@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=527a7e48a3d3d315d862
Signed-off-by: Shaurya Rane <ssrane_b23@ee.vjti.ac.in>
Reviewed-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Tested-by: syzbot+527a7e48a3d3d315d862@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
block/blk-lib.c