rapidio: mport_cdev: fix use-after-free in dma_req_free()
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: 1 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: rapidio: mport_cdev: fix use-after-free in dma_req_free() dma_req_free() acquires buf_mutex through req->map, drops the mapping reference with kref_put(), and then dereferences req->map again to unlock the mutex. If kref_put() drops the last reference, mport_release_mapping() frees the mapping, and the subsequent mutex_unlock() dereferences a freed object. This is a use-after-free. Fix this by caching map and md before kref_put(), clearing req->map while holding buf_mutex, and using the cached md for mutex unlocking. The bug is reachable from userspace via the RapidIO mport character device interface.
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 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 OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 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 OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcj7-cp6w-gvx9
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00c5ed913b0dc563fbeb8a97ea8916c03bbbbf6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc79c07cdcde02c5b17633d78777de6ac2c14b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26ccfe7d69e27b0d933ae0a64a23a0cb9b9a85a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8881c24a9520f9c3d3e855d866197f63e471a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9929ec875ff20922c90c96fd544ae8a2a61a8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6e925cc1f8067c65c7bec3da50a0ead3b3ef4e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/211c68d817a3d9dc14c0026a59da7cac30f8147e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cbef379a94b161726c5f504598bf4791d45cedc
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcj7-cp6w-gvx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89742 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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