FKIE_CVE-2026-98858

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-18 16:17 - Updated: 2026-10-18 16:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL For SQPOLL, the sqpoll thread runs task_work off its own list and doesn't need to be told about it, so it can pop and complete a request as soon as mpscq_push() has published it. If that was the last request holding the ring alive, io_ring_exit_work() then frees the ctx, stops the thread, and with it the tctx, while io_req_normal_work_add() is still looking at both after the push: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in io_req_normal_work_add+0x439/0x510 Read of size 4 at addr ff11000000ca0000 by task repro/55 (...) BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in queue_work_on+0x25/0x70 Write of size 8 at addr ff11000000c3bd00 by task repro/55 Hold an RCU read lock across the add, like io_req_local_work_add() already does, and have io_ring_exit_work() wait for a grace period for SQPOLL rings as well before freeing the ctx.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/395b25968fe854d4efaa19a8e9b7a5b6d1b3eea3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42b3332efacfd2140be4cd0dedad4fb96b8ae90e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891bd8335a0de3bb15c3b797ce3026bbb0dbef6c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a92193c91e8839fe5fc209616ea95465ae4b919d
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nio_uring: fix task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL\n\nFor SQPOLL, the sqpoll thread runs task_work off its own list and\ndoesn\u0027t need to be told about it, so it can pop and complete a request\nas soon as mpscq_push() has published it. If that was the last request\nholding the ring alive, io_ring_exit_work() then frees the ctx, stops\nthe thread, and with it the tctx, while io_req_normal_work_add() is\nstill looking at both after the push:\n\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in io_req_normal_work_add+0x439/0x510\n  Read of size 4 at addr ff11000000ca0000 by task repro/55\n  (...)\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in queue_work_on+0x25/0x70\n  Write of size 8 at addr ff11000000c3bd00 by task repro/55\n\nHold an RCU read lock across the add, like io_req_local_work_add() already\ndoes, and have io_ring_exit_work() wait for a grace period for SQPOLL rings\nas well before freeing the ctx."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-98858",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T16:17:40.257",
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  "published": "2026-10-18T16:17:40.257",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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