Bug 2554981 (CVE-2026-98587)

Summary: CVE-2026-98587 kernel: firewire: cdev: fix back-transition for iso_resource_auto client resource
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: 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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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's FireWire subsystem. A local user can trigger a race condition by concurrently releasing a device file descriptor while an asynchronous resource management task is running. This flaw allows a resource state to transition backwards from deallocation to reallocation, leading to inconsistent internal states and a potential Denial of Service (DoS) through a system crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:37:14 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firewire: cdev: fix back-transition for iso_resource_auto client resource

The todo member of iso_resource_auto structure represents the state of the
client resource and normally transitions in the following order:

    ISO_RES_AUTO_ALLOC -> ISO_RES_AUTO_REALLOC -> ISO_RES_AUTO_DEALLOC

However, concurrent access from the work item and the file descriptor
release function can cause the state to transition backwards from
ISO_RES_AUTO_DEALLOC to ISO_RES_AUTO_REALLOC.

Prevent the back-transition by checking the current state before
updating it in the work item.