cxl/region: Block region delete during region creation
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: cxl/region: Block region delete during region creation Expand the range lock, rename it "regions_lock", to disable region deletion in the critical period between construct_region() and attach_target(), as well as the period between device_add() and registering the remove actions. Otherwise, userspace can confuse the kernel. It can violate the assumption the region stays registered through the completion of cxl_add_to_region(). It can violate the assumption that devm_add_action_or_reset() is working with a live 'struct cxl_region'. It is ok for the region to disappear outside of those windows as that mirrors device hotplug flows where the proper locks are held.
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 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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: 4 products
- 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-2026-74273
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-447m-c2m6-7v5x
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@98c7e206af48b4433b2192cc1a538db2acc49876 · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@8efa9fcc1d31b29b31e0ac4efe48624a729796bc +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8efa9fcc1d31b29b31e0ac4efe48624a729796bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecc86a28dc27509da511bb3f8c309750233e3177
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98c7e206af48b4433b2192cc1a538db2acc49876
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b6a9c65cb72c901fdcc6ae83d7afd70cdca1b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d91feb88692e81b00cd22f0125cfcd04970b4a0b
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74273 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74273 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-447m-c2m6-7v5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74273 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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