SB20260816130 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel dma idxd driver
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260816130
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74574)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock and use-after-free in idxd_cdev_open() when handling file-device setup failures. A local user can trigger a failure during device open processing to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs in error-handling paths that can release the last file-device reference while the workqueue lock is still held.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0679c0c189d2548f00e1bac95be28e2df5c6c7f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e26a41c4c1a706edaaa7c7dffc6b3b945707a55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778ccbded2c8749c5be7f0dfa04fc9977a36fb7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5d28285728be47c82fdf1c48be4268293c90e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1d7274102285d78a53161fc705a8d8cd40b066