CVE-2026-98342

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: wait for RCU readers before releasing dma_device dma_issue_pending_all() walks the dma_device_list with list_for_each_entry_rcu() under rcu_read_lock(). dma_device_release() unlinks the device with list_del_rcu() and then calls device->device_release() (which in many drivers, such as plx_dma.c, directly calls kfree()). Because there is no grace period between unlinking the device and freeing it, concurrent RCU readers in dma_issue_pending_all() can access the device after it has been freed. The lockless walk originally relied on clients holding a dmaengine reference to pin the provider module, and therefore the device, for as long as they might traverse the list. Commit 8ad342a86359 ("dmaengine: Add reference counting to dma_device struct") decoupled the dma_device lifetime from the module reference, so the device can now be released while a reader is still walking the list. Add synchronize_rcu() before the device is freed, so RCU readers are guaranteed to have finished. Keep it unconditional: providers that do not implement device_release() free the device themselves once dma_async_device_unregister() returns. This call will delay for a grace period with dma_list_mutex held, which is safe and only teardown path is delayed.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:27.003000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:36.560000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:27.003",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:36.560",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: wait for RCU readers before releasing dma_device\n\ndma_issue_pending_all() walks the dma_device_list with\nlist_for_each_entry_rcu() under rcu_read_lock(). dma_device_release()\nunlinks the device with list_del_rcu() and then calls\ndevice->device_release() (which in many drivers, such as plx_dma.c,\ndirectly calls kfree()).\n\nBecause there is no grace period between unlinking the device and\nfreeing it, concurrent RCU readers in dma_issue_pending_all() can\naccess the device after it has been freed.\n\nThe lockless walk originally relied on clients holding a dmaengine\nreference to pin the provider module, and therefore the device, for as\nlong as they might traverse the list. Commit 8ad342a86359 (\"dmaengine:\nAdd reference counting to dma_device struct\") decoupled the dma_device\nlifetime from the module reference, so the device can now be released\nwhile a reader is still walking the list.\n\nAdd synchronize_rcu() before the device is freed, so RCU readers are\nguaranteed to have finished. Keep it unconditional: providers that do\nnot implement device_release() free the device themselves once\ndma_async_device_unregister() returns. This call will delay for a grace\nperiod with dma_list_mutex held, which is safe and only teardown path is\ndelayed."
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