CVE-2026-98217
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
IB/mlx4: Fix use-after-free on pkey sysfs registration failure
register_pkey_tree() ignores errors from register_one_pkey_tree() and continues registering the remaining slaves. The per-slave error path has already released the pkey parent kobjects, but their pointers remain stored in the device. A later device cleanup therefore passes the stale pointers to kobject_put(), causing a use-after-free.
Clear the parent pointers after releasing a failed slave tree and skip unregistered trees during device cleanup. This preserves the existing best-effort registration behavior while preventing a second cleanup of the failed tree.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 7
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3482e965b18bc242e54e899d1c4d391ca8e5e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af874e9f4ce22ccf8b10ab5462f32c70d3be21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/734f066933484f6c7cedea0312763249beed5845
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791471421d848ce13e84f4b21c9e19973d471c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a07bee32127d7c4cd3b1bb9a088e21d0c93634c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced1186fea7c77e16681c7ef4802897885989c3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf20d7476754c00eec04ae23d3e929de33ce0345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb80872617b5f9b3dd1536ec2909029fa66f228
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nIB/mlx4: Fix use-after-free on pkey sysfs registration failure\n\nregister_pkey_tree() ignores errors from register_one_pkey_tree() and\ncontinues registering the remaining slaves. The per-slave error path has\nalready released the pkey parent kobjects, but their pointers remain\nstored in the device. A later device cleanup therefore passes the stale\npointers to kobject_put(), causing a use-after-free.\n\nClear the parent pointers after releasing a failed slave tree and skip\nunregistered trees during device cleanup. This preserves the existing\nbest-effort registration behavior while preventing a second cleanup of\nthe failed tree."
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