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TI-2026-33995 Aliases CVE-2026-46274GHSA-52w9-98q8-6pwf

io-wq: check that the predecessor is hashed in io_wq_remove_pending()

Priority LOW 33CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io-wq: check that the predecessor is hashed in io_wq_remove_pending() io_wq_remove_pending() needs to fix up wq->hash_tail[] if the cancelled work was the tail of its hash bucket. When doing this, it checks whether the preceding entry in acct->work_list has the same hash value, but never checks that the predecessor is hashed at all. io_get_work_hash() is simply atomic_read(&work->flags) >> IO_WQ_HASH_SHIFT, and the hash bits are never set for non-hashed work, so it returns 0. Thus, when a hashed bucket-0 work is cancelled while a non-hashed work is its list predecessor, the check spuriously passes and a pointer to the non-hashed io_kiocb is stored in wq->hash_tail[0]. Because non-hashed work is dequeued via the fast path in io_get_next_work(), which never touches hash_tail[], the stale pointer is never cleared. Therefore, after the non-hashed io_kiocb completes and is freed back to req_cachep, wq->hash_tail[0] is a dangling pointer. The io_wq is per-task (tctx->io_wq) and survives ring open/close, so the dangling pointer persists for the lifetime of the task; the next hashed bucket-0 enqueue dereferences it in io_wq_insert_work() and wq_list_add_after() writes through freed memory. Add the missing io_wq_is_hashed() check so a non-hashed predecessor never inherits a hash_tail[] slot.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00138 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.9, 6.6.141, 6.12.91 +3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.8.6 to before 5.95.9Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.9 and later6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.8.6 to before 5.9 Fixed in 5.9 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.9 and later Fixed in 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.6 to before 5.9; 5.9.1 to before 6.6.141; 6.7 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9 rc8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.6 to before 5.9; 5.9.1 to before 6.6.141; 6.7 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.9
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46274
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52w9-98q8-6pwf

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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