CVE-2026-74273

Summary

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

cxl/region: Block region delete during region creation

Expand the range lock, rename it "regions_lock", to disable region deletion in the critical period between construct_region() and attach_target(), as well as the period between device_add() and registering the remove actions.

Otherwise, userspace can confuse the kernel. It can violate the assumption the region stays registered through the completion of cxl_add_to_region(). It can violate the assumption that devm_add_action_or_reset() is working with a live 'struct cxl_region'.

It is ok for the region to disappear outside of those windows as that mirrors device hotplug flows where the proper locks are held.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxa32320b71f085f8d82afedcf285f1682c8c00aed < b0b6a9c65cb72c901fdcc6ae83d7afd70cdca1b8affected
LinuxLinuxa32320b71f085f8d82afedcf285f1682c8c00aed < d91feb88692e81b00cd22f0125cfcd04970b4a0baffected
LinuxLinux6.3affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.3unaffected
LinuxLinux7.1.5 <= 7.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.2 <= *unaffected

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