{"cve":"CVE-2026-64438","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-25T10:17:28.303","modified":"2026-10-24T13:10:00.147","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: qat - fix VF2PF work teardown race in adf_disable_sriov()\n\nThe VF2PF interrupt handler queues PF-side response work that stores a\nraw pointer to per-VF state (struct adf_accel_vf_info). Currently,\nadf_disable_sriov() destroys per-VF mutexes and frees vf_info without\nstopping new VF2PF work or waiting for in-flight workers to complete. A\nconcurrently scheduled or already queued worker can then dereference\nfreed memory.\n\nThis manifests as a use-after-free when KASAN is enabled:\n\n  BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mutex_lock+0x76/0xe0\n  Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000260 by task kworker/24:2/...\n  Workqueue: qat_pf2vf_resp_wq adf_iov_send_resp [intel_qat]\n  Call Trace:\n    kasan_report+0x119/0x140\n    mutex_lock+0x76/0xe0\n    adf_gen4_pfvf_send+0xd4/0x1f0 [intel_qat]\n    adf_recv_and_handle_vf2pf_msg+0x290/0x360 [intel_qat]\n    adf_iov_send_resp+0x8c/0xe0 [intel_qat]\n    process_one_work+0x6ac/0xfd0\n    worker_thread+0x4dd/0xd30\n    kthread+0x326/0x410\n    ret_from_fork+0x33b/0x670\n\nAdd a PF-local flag, vf2pf_disabled, that gates work queueing, worker\nprocessing, and interrupt re-enabling during teardown. Set this flag\natomically with the hardware interrupt mask inside\nadf_disable_all_vf2pf_interrupts(). After masking, synchronize the AE\ncluster MSI-X interrupt and flush the PF response workqueue before\ntearing down per-VF locks and state so all in-flight work completes\nbefore vf_info is destroyed.\n\nIntroduce adf_enable_all_vf2pf_interrupts() to clear the flag and\nunmask all VF2PF interrupts under the same lock when SR-IOV is\nre-enabled. This ensures the software flag and hardware state transition\natomically on both the enable and disable paths.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/218c2836b3987f3fa1d9eac505462cded0821e4c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/277281c10c63791067d24d421f7c43a15faa9096","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/446b4d77599cf1a168573f7fb32a4a6aa4f09219","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49cd5ac6de8de39a14ead609bb552d372d5602cd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51144032248cc4ea22917370565650670b8b4e9b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:27.712498749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64438","score":0.00135,"percentile":0.02954,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}