From: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> commit af82425c6a2d2f347c79b63ce74fca6dc6be157f upstream. If we cancel the task_work, the worker will never come into existance. As this is the last reference to it, ensure that we get it freed appropriately. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Reported-by: 진호 <wnwlsgh98@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- io_uring/io-wq.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) --- a/io_uring/io-wq.c +++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c @@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ static void io_wq_cancel_tw_create(struc worker = container_of(cb, struct io_worker, create_work); io_worker_cancel_cb(worker); + kfree(worker); } }