CVE-2026-92521
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Description
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.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:17:55.013000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:16:52.683000
View original CVE JSON
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-09-17T17:17:55.013",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:16:52.683",
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPI: PCI: Clear driver_data on all paths that free the acpi_pci_root\n\nacpi_pci_root_add() assigns the freshly allocated root to\ndevice->driver_data before dmar_device_add() and pci_acpi_scan_root().\nBoth failure paths reach the end: label where root is kfree()'d, but\nonly the pci_acpi_scan_root() path clears driver_data first.\n\nWhen dmar_device_add() fails during a hot-add, root is freed while\ndevice->driver_data still points at it. The ACPI core does not clear\ndriver_data on attach failure, so a later acpi_pci_find_root() call may\ndereference this dangling pointer.\n\nacpi_pci_root_remove() has the same problem: it frees root without\nclearing device->driver_data, leaving a dangling pointer behind after\nthe root bridge is removed.\n\nMove the NULL assignment to the shared end: label so every error path in\nacpi_pci_root_add() clears driver_data before freeing root, and clear it\nin acpi_pci_root_remove() as well, so the object is never left reachable\nthrough driver_data after being freed."
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