Bug 2536222 (CVE-2026-90319)

Summary:	CVE-2026-90319 kernel: rapidio: clear mport->net when rio_add_net() fails
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:		Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rapidio component. When the `rio_add_net()` function fails, a pointer to a network object (`mport->net`) is not properly cleared, leaving it pointing to a memory area that has already been released. A subsequent operation to unregister the `mport` can then attempt to access or free this already-freed memory, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. This could result in system instability or a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:		Type:	---
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 16:59:00 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rapidio: clear mport->net when rio_add_net() fails

rio_alloc_net() stores the newly allocated rio_net in mport->net before
rio_scan_alloc_net() registers the device.

If rio_add_net() fails, rio_scan_alloc_net() drops the device reference
with put_device(), which releases the rio_net through the device release
callback.  However, mport->net is left pointing at the freed object.

A later mport unregister path can then dereference the dangling mport->net
pointer and may try to free the same rio_net again.

Clear mport->net in the rio_add_net() failure path, matching the cleanup
done for the destID table allocation failure path.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-23 08:14:26 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90319.mbox