CVE-2026-98217

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/mlx4: Fix use-after-free on pkey sysfs registration failure register_pkey_tree() ignores errors from register_one_pkey_tree() and continues registering the remaining slaves. The per-slave error path has already released the pkey parent kobjects, but their pointers remain stored in the device. A later device cleanup therefore passes the stale pointers to kobject_put(), causing a use-after-free. Clear the parent pointers after releasing a failed slave tree and skip unregistered trees during device cleanup. This preserves the existing best-effort registration behavior while preventing a second cleanup of the failed tree.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:08.423000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:22.473000

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  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:08.423",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:22.473",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nIB/mlx4: Fix use-after-free on pkey sysfs registration failure\n\nregister_pkey_tree() ignores errors from register_one_pkey_tree() and\ncontinues registering the remaining slaves. The per-slave error path has\nalready released the pkey parent kobjects, but their pointers remain\nstored in the device. A later device cleanup therefore passes the stale\npointers to kobject_put(), causing a use-after-free.\n\nClear the parent pointers after releasing a failed slave tree and skip\nunregistered trees during device cleanup. This preserves the existing\nbest-effort registration behavior while preventing a second cleanup of\nthe failed tree."
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