Bug 2516334 (CVE-2026-72138) - CVE-2026-72138 kernel: xen/gntdev: fix error handling in ioctl
Summary: CVE-2026-72138 kernel: xen/gntdev: fix error handling in ioctl
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72138
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 06:50 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:07:05 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen/gntdev: fix error handling in ioctl

When gntdev_ioctl_map_grant_ref() fails to copy the operation result
back to userspace after successfully adding the mapping to the list,
the error path returns -EFAULT without releasing the reference
acquired by gntdev_alloc_map(). The mapping remains in priv->maps
with a refcount of 1, causing a memory leak and a dangling list
entry.

Additionally, gntdev_add_map() may modify map->index to avoid overlap
with existing mappings. Therefore, the index returned to userspace
must be obtained after gntdev_add_map() completes.

Fix this by holding the mutex across gntdev_add_map(), retrieving
the correct index, and copy_to_user(). If copy_to_user() fails,
remove the mapping from the list and release the reference while
still holding the lock.


Fix these issues by properly handling all error cases.


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