GHSA-3935-6JC6-R9RC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 06:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: avoid refilling the RX queue after teardown
Commit b917507e5ad9 ("vsock/virtio: stop workers during the .remove()") made the RX worker jump to its common exit when rx_run is clear. That exit still refills the RX queue when the buffer count is low, so work queued across virtio_vsock_vqs_del() can add buffers after the virtqueues have been deleted.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in virtqueue_add_sgs Read of size 4 by task kworker/0:1 Workqueue: virtio_vsock virtio_transport_rx_work Call Trace: virtqueue_add_sgs (drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2796) virtio_vsock_rx_fill (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:332) virtio_transport_rx_work (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:701) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3478) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245) ... Freed by task 141: kfree (mm/slub.c:6566) vp_del_vq (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:259) vp_del_vqs (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:285) virtio_vsock_freeze (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:912) virtio_device_freeze (drivers/virtio/virtio.c:658) virtio_pci_freeze (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:601) pci_pm_freeze (drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:1098) device_suspend (drivers/base/power/main.c:1968) Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...
Jump to a no-refill exit when rx_run is clear, leaving the normal exit to replenish a running queue.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74613"
],
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"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-22T16:16:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvsock/virtio: avoid refilling the RX queue after teardown\n\nCommit b917507e5ad9 (\"vsock/virtio: stop workers during the .remove()\")\nmade the RX worker jump to its common exit when rx_run is clear. That\nexit still refills the RX queue when the buffer count is low, so work\nqueued across virtio_vsock_vqs_del() can add buffers after the virtqueues\nhave been deleted.\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in virtqueue_add_sgs\nRead of size 4 by task kworker/0:1\nWorkqueue: virtio_vsock virtio_transport_rx_work\nCall Trace:\n virtqueue_add_sgs (drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2796)\n virtio_vsock_rx_fill (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:332)\n virtio_transport_rx_work (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:701)\n process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314)\n worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3478)\n kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436)\n ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158)\n ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245)\n...\nFreed by task 141:\n kfree (mm/slub.c:6566)\n vp_del_vq (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:259)\n vp_del_vqs (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:285)\n virtio_vsock_freeze (net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c:912)\n virtio_device_freeze (drivers/virtio/virtio.c:658)\n virtio_pci_freeze (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:601)\n pci_pm_freeze (drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:1098)\n device_suspend (drivers/base/power/main.c:1968)\nKernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...\n\nJump to a no-refill exit when rx_run is clear, leaving the normal exit\nto replenish a running queue.",
"id": "GHSA-3935-6jc6-r9rc",
"modified": "2026-08-25T06:31:22Z",
"published": "2026-08-22T18:30:26Z",
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