pds_core: fix auxiliary device add/del races
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: pds_core: fix auxiliary device add/del races Two paths add or delete the same slot (pf->vfs[vf_id].padev): a VF's pdsc_reset_done() and the PF's devlink enable_vnet/disable_vnet handler. They serialize on config_lock, but neither guards the slot under it correctly. add() registers and stores a new auxiliary device without first checking the slot, so a second add of an already-populated slot leaks the first device. del() makes that check outside config_lock, so two concurrent dels can both pass it; the first clears the slot, and the second dereferences a NULL pointer. Check and update the slot under config_lock in both paths.
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 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.15
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 7 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg5r-cw5w-f3jw
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/646b58b543f3bb1641e9123b75ff7799fe7b42f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef194751fed50cf3452017b63f00142a0ab40c70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf0ed2ba202f5c3b300ec1bf7ff0b5d555f7d518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdeab32a7a91acd295d52a2d4ab1cc3f2da5e454
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa33cd513c7ceb93c5a4c30e5662acd73c0a916
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg5r-cw5w-f3jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68317 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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