io-wq: check that the predecessor is hashed in io_wq_remove_pending()
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
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.8.6 to before 5.9 | 5.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.9 and later | 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 7.0.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- 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
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46274
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52w9-98q8-6pwf
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6bda9df0c0a3080804181464d5c0f4d78a4e769
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a20ebf0c81b61f5ea3b1b529c100cad69b9f603
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252c5051dba9c709b6a72f2866f93e5e618b3f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d376c131af7c7739a87ff037ed2fdb67c2542c8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a2d7b04b5a093021a7a0e2e69e9d5237dfa8cc
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46274 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46274 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52w9-98q8-6pwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46274 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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