vsock/virtio: read virtqueues under worker locks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: read virtqueues under worker locks Commit bd50c5dc182b ("vsock/virtio: add support for device suspend/resume") made the *_run flags transition from false to true when restore installs replacement virtqueues. The RX, TX and event workers read their virtqueue before locking and checking the corresponding flag, so a worker delayed across freeze and restore can observe the replacement queue's running state while retaining a pointer to the deleted queue. Read each virtqueue under its mutex after checking the run flag, keeping the pointer and state in the same queue generation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 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: 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-2026-74614
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m75m-8448-cc2j
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941329ce14c5f481223a10d1d4c8b57ea7f3048a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29dd10583bf9d2744cd84b862e4257c0a5699570
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1fb0c5b8a7c2753758aeced40971f99449dde0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae099c764c7ebdb842eb1f638913e310bdd6513
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd43a7ec668be428265b3209eb43647aedcf720a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cecb4202afdbeddcf29d59baf596ac6ab753f7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebac8f6b1ef0e9278afe204b8692a7479988dace
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74614 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74614 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m75m-8448-cc2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74614 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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