High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89742
rapidio: mport_cdev: fix use-after-free in dma_req_free()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rapidio: mport_cdev: fix use-after-free in dma_req_free()
dma_req_free() acquires buf_mutex through req->map, drops the mapping
reference with kref_put(), and then dereferences req->map again to unlock
the mutex.
If kref_put() drops the last reference, mport_release_mapping() frees the
mapping, and the subsequent mutex_unlock() dereferences a freed object.
This is a use-after-free.
Fix this by caching map and md before kref_put(), clearing req->map while
holding buf_mutex, and using the cached md for mutex unlocking.
The bug is reachable from userspace via the RapidIO mport character device
interface.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before 00c5ed913b0dc563fbeb8a97ea8916c03bbbbf6a; e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before fc79c07cdcde02c5b17633d78777de6ac2c14b29; e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before 26ccfe7d69e27b0d933ae0a64a23a0cb9b9a85a6; e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before bd8881c24a9520f9c3d3e855d866197f63e471a7; e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before 9a9929ec875ff20922c90c96fd544ae8a2a61a8d; e8de370188d098bb49483c287b44925957c3c9b6 before e6e925cc1f8067c65c7bec3da50a0ead3b3ef4e0; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89742
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89742
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00c5ed913b0dc563fbeb8a97ea8916c03bbbbf6a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/211c68d817a3d9dc14c0026a59da7cac30f8147e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26ccfe7d69e27b0d933ae0a64a23a0cb9b9a85a6
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cbef379a94b161726c5f504598bf4791d45cedc
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9929ec875ff20922c90c96fd544ae8a2a61a8d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8881c24a9520f9c3d3e855d866197f63e471a7
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