mmc: via-sdmmc: stop card-detect handling on probe failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 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: mmc: via-sdmmc: stop card-detect handling on probe failure request_irq() registers the SD card-detect interrupt and the probe enables it before mmc_add_host() runs. If mmc_add_host() fails, the error path only unmaps the registers and returns: the interrupt stays registered, so the handler keeps running against the host once it is freed. via_sdc_isr() dereferences sdhost and its MMIO base and schedules carddet_work, which via_sdc_card_detect() also runs against freed memory through its container_of() dereference. Add a probe-error path that disables and frees the interrupt and cancels carddet_work before unmapping. carddet_work can re-enable the device interrupt via via_reset_pcictrl(), which restores PCIINTCTRL, so mask it again after cancelling the work. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool and confirmed by manual code review.
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 | 5.10.163 to before 5.10.270; 5.15.86 to before 5.15.221; 6.1.2 to before 6.1.188; 4.9.337 to before 4.10; 4.14.303 to before 4.15; 4.19.270 to before 4.20; 5.4.229 to before 5.5; 6.0.16 to before 6.1 | 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 and later | 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.163 to before 5.10.270; 5.15.86 to before 5.15.221; 6.1.2 to before 6.1.188; 4.9.337 to before 4.10; 4.14.303 to before 4.15; 4.19.270 to before 4.20; 5.4.229 to before 5.5; 6.0.16 to before 6.1 Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 6.1 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.2 and later Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 6.1
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3
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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| 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: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7ff-3gj4-4wp3
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb5327b92aae17e91c7228953c350a6ee3c94e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d045596706d1b25d38af4a79980b017639fea9d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/806409f12fdb14c9e4c56a64494c9b75f356cd49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde5b9c91e9fc64e54a2f186d3ae95868b4dbb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efe7f25dd27e35063477b4b0e7eed3675669fd99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2550f89589caad7402d618d7dffc038582c94b6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b8a624911999399cc14822fec3e35032b3cee4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/088eaa92fcebaa6b957ccf9635afdf39643a577d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7ff-3gj4-4wp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89440 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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