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CVE-2026-74395

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the RDMA/mlx5 driver, MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT() linked event_sub into the list before initializing fields used in the error path, leading to NULL dereference and incorrect XA cleanup. The fix adds devx_key_in_sub_list() and calls subscribe_event_xa_dealloc() only for the last matching pending entry.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to kernel panic or improper driver behavior.

Recommendation

Install the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-74395.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix devx subscribe-event unwind NULL dereference MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT() links event_sub into sub_list before initializing the fields used by the shared error path. If eventfd_ctx_fdget() then fails, the unwind path dereferences event_sub->ev_file in uverbs_uobject_put() and calls subscribe_event_xa_dealloc() with an unset xa_key_level1. subscribe_event_xa_alloc() creates the XA entry exactly once for a given key_level1, on the first occurrence of that key. The unwind path must therefore call subscribe_event_xa_dealloc() exactly once for it as well. Enforce that by adding devx_key_in_sub_list() and calling subscribe_event_xa_dealloc() only when the last matching pending entry is being cleaned up.

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