CVE-2026-64473

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio: Remove device debugfs before releasing devres VFIO device debugfs files created with debugfs_create_devm_seqfile() store a devres allocated debugfs_devm_entry as inode private data. vfio_unregister_group_dev() currently calls vfio_device_del() before vfio_device_debugfs_exit(), but device_del() releases devres. This can leave debugfs entries visible with stale inode private data while unregister waits for userspace references to drain. Remove the per-device debugfs tree before vfio_device_del(). The debugfs view is diagnostic only, so losing it at the start of unregister is preferable to preserving entries whose backing storage may already have been released. Complete the teardown by clearing the per-device debugfs root after removal. This matches the global debugfs root cleanup and prevents future users from mistaking a removed dentry for a live debugfs tree during the remainder of unregister.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-07-25 10:17:32.757000

Last modified

2026-11-03 18:15:39.353000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-64473",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-07-25T10:17:32.757",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-03T18:15:39.353",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvfio: Remove device debugfs before releasing devres\n\nVFIO device debugfs files created with debugfs_create_devm_seqfile()\nstore a devres allocated debugfs_devm_entry as inode private data.\nvfio_unregister_group_dev() currently calls vfio_device_del() before\nvfio_device_debugfs_exit(), but device_del() releases devres.  This can\nleave debugfs entries visible with stale inode private data while\nunregister waits for userspace references to drain.\n\nRemove the per-device debugfs tree before vfio_device_del().  The debugfs\nview is diagnostic only, so losing it at the start of unregister is\npreferable to preserving entries whose backing storage may already have\nbeen released.\n\nComplete the teardown by clearing the per-device debugfs root after\nremoval.  This matches the global debugfs root cleanup and prevents\nfuture users from mistaking a removed dentry for a live debugfs tree\nduring the remainder of unregister."
    }
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