CVE-2026-99227

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/waitid: prevent cancel reference wrap io_waitid packs the cancellation state into bit 31 of ->refs and uses bits 30:0 as a 31-bit reference counter: #define IO_WAITID_CANCEL_FLAG BIT(31) #define IO_WAITID_REF_MASK GENMASK(30, 0) __io_waitid_cancel() marks a request canceled, then increments the low bits of ->refs to claim completion ownership. When another path owns the request, the increment remains even though cancellation returns false. The request remains discoverable by cancellation, so repeated failed attempts can wrap the 31-bit reference field to zero. A later cancellation can claim ownership and complete the request a second time. Use atomic_fetch_or() when setting the cancel flag and inspect the old flag value. The first cancel attempt continues to the existing ownership increment, preserving its wake and issuer handoff semantics. Later attempts see the cancel flag and return without incrementing the reference field. This makes repeated failed cancellation attempts idempotent while leaving the first-cancel state transitions unchanged.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-11-02 16:17:47.420000

Last modified

2026-11-02 16:17:47.420000

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  "published": "2026-11-02T16:17:47.420",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-02T16:17:47.420",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nio_uring/waitid: prevent cancel reference wrap\n\nio_waitid packs the cancellation state into bit 31 of ->refs and uses\nbits 30:0 as a 31-bit reference counter:\n\n  #define IO_WAITID_CANCEL_FLAG BIT(31)\n  #define IO_WAITID_REF_MASK    GENMASK(30, 0)\n\n__io_waitid_cancel() marks a request canceled, then increments the low\nbits of ->refs to claim completion ownership. When another path owns the\nrequest, the increment remains even though cancellation returns false.\nThe request remains discoverable by cancellation, so repeated failed\nattempts can wrap the 31-bit reference field to zero. A later\ncancellation can claim ownership and complete the request a second time.\n\nUse atomic_fetch_or() when setting the cancel flag and inspect the old\nflag value. The first cancel attempt continues to the existing ownership\nincrement, preserving its wake and issuer handoff semantics. Later\nattempts see the cancel flag and return without incrementing the\nreference field.\n\nThis makes repeated failed cancellation attempts idempotent while\nleaving the first-cancel state transitions unchanged."
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