SB20260727126 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel qat qat_common driver

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SB20260727126 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel qat qat_common driver

Published: July 27, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260727126
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64438)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the VF2PF response workqueue handling in the intel_qat SR-IOV implementation when processing VF2PF messages during SR-IOV teardown. A local user can trigger concurrent VF2PF work so that a queued or in-flight worker dereferences freed per-VF state to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because PF-side response work stores a raw pointer to per-VF state that may be freed by adf_disable_sriov() before queued work completes.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References