SB20261007149 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel hw mlx4 driver

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SB20261007149 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel hw mlx4 driver

Published: October 7, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261007149
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98217)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free during device cleanup.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the mlx4 InfiniBand driver's pkey sysfs cleanup when cleaning up a device after a per-slave pkey sysfs registration failure. A local user can trigger cleanup of a failed slave tree with stale parent kobject pointers to trigger a use-after-free.

Registration continues for the remaining slaves despite per-slave registration errors.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References