Bug 2536665 (CVE-2026-92521)

Summary:	CVE-2026-92521 kernel: ACPI: PCI: Clear driver_data on all paths that free the acpi_pci_root
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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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
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PCI subsystem. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs because the driver_data pointer is not properly cleared when an acpi_pci_root object is freed during certain error handling paths or removal operations. A local attacker could potentially exploit this condition by triggering these specific scenarios, leading to a system crash (Denial of Service).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 19:03:31 UTC

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

ACPI: PCI: Clear driver_data on all paths that free the acpi_pci_root

acpi_pci_root_add() assigns the freshly allocated root to
device->driver_data before dmar_device_add() and pci_acpi_scan_root().
Both failure paths reach the end: label where root is kfree()'d, but
only the pci_acpi_scan_root() path clears driver_data first.

When dmar_device_add() fails during a hot-add, root is freed while
device->driver_data still points at it.  The ACPI core does not clear
driver_data on attach failure, so a later acpi_pci_find_root() call may
dereference this dangling pointer.

acpi_pci_root_remove() has the same problem: it frees root without
clearing device->driver_data, leaving a dangling pointer behind after
the root bridge is removed.

Move the NULL assignment to the shared end: label so every error path in
acpi_pci_root_add() clears driver_data before freeing root, and clear it
in acpi_pci_root_remove() as well, so the object is never left reachable
through driver_data after being freed.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-21 05:46:45 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-92521.mbox