CVE-2026-74272

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74272
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74272.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-74272
Downstream
Published
2026-08-15T05:57:45.494Z
Modified
2026-08-18T03:31:20.692638796Z
Summary
cxl/region: Resolve region deletion races
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cxl/region: Resolve region deletion races

Sungwoo noticed that the sysfs trigger to delete a region may try to delete a region multiple times. It also has no exclusion relative to the kernel releasing the region via CXL root device teardown.

Instead of installing new cxl root devres actions per region, use the existing root decoder unregistration event to remove all remaining regions. An xarray of regions replaces a devres list of regions.

This handles 3 separate issues with the old approach:

1/ sysfs users racing to delete the same region: no longer possible now that the regions_lock is held over the lookup and deletion.

2/ multiple actions triggering deletion of the same region: solved by erasing regions while holding @regions_lock, and only proceeding on successful erasure.

3/ userspace racing devresreleaseall() to trigger the devres not found warning: solved by sysfs unregistration not requiring a release action

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74272.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
779dd20cfb56c510f89877cca45529fa9f8bc450
Fixed
be44c1c04f85d7b7ac1c597a30b443bbd346acbd
Fixed
4dd86ca99ffcc413cbf79063fd9956ef54e0ca91

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74272.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.0.0
Fixed
7.1.5

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74272.json"