vfio: prevent infinite loop in vfio_mig_get_next_state() on blocked arc
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio: prevent infinite loop in vfio_mig_get_next_state() on blocked arc vfio_mig_get_next_state() walks vfio_from_fsm_table[] one step at a time, looping to skip optional states the device does not support until *next_fsm is supported. A blocked transition is encoded as VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_ERROR, which the trailing return reports as -EINVAL. The skip loop does not account for the ERROR sentinel. state_flags_table[ERROR] is ~0U and vfio_from_fsm_table[ERROR][*] is ERROR, so once *next_fsm becomes ERROR the loop condition stays true and *next_fsm never changes. The blocked arcs STOP_COPY -> PRE_COPY and STOP_COPY -> PRE_COPY_P2P map to ERROR yet pass the support check on a precopy-capable device, causing the loop to spin forever while holding the driver state mutex. This can result in a soft lockup, and a panic with softlockup_panic set. Terminate the skip loop on the ERROR sentinel so a blocked transition falls through to the existing return and reports -EINVAL.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67fj-9v49-3ch9
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e872c07e40d51a66dee7b280a23a460a2e1e3fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7d5599e6c398da74845767cd1e6a8370a160fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f2d6b31089e48db4653df832c9a6afdde9a1c29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3a8afa2f6e7f0dc266d08f02be3f3054241ba47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a26b499b757cfc8bbff1088bb1b844639e250893
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67fj-9v49-3ch9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64474 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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