CVE-2026-64472
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vfio/mlx5: Fix racy bitfields and tighten struct layout
Bitfield operations are not atomic, they use a read-modify-write
pattern, therefore we should be careful not to pack bitfields that
can be concurrently updated into the same storage unit.
This split takes a binary approach: flags that are only modified
pre/post open/close remain bitfields, flags modified from user
action, including actions that reach across to another device (ex.
reset) use dedicated storage units.
Note mlx5_vhca_page_tracker.status is relocated to fill the alignment
hole this split exposes.
Bitfield justifications:
migrate_cap: written only in mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable() at probe
chunk_mode: written only in mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable() at probe
mig_state_cap: written only in mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable() at probe
Dedicated storage units:
mdev_detach: written in the VF attach/detach event notifier
mlx5fv_vf_event() at runtime
log_active: written in mlx5vf_start_page_tracker()/
mlx5vf_stop_page_tracker() during runtime dirty tracking
deferred_reset: written in mlx5vf_state_mutex_unlock()/
mlx5vf_pci_aer_reset_done() during runtime reset handling
is_err: set by tracker error handling and dirty-log polling at runtime
object_changed: set by tracker event handling and cleared by dirty-log
polling at runtime
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Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | 61a2f1460fd03285ea34c1a235f2f50f71e13a1f < 1dd99b8f4e143592e12e5a77e7b538bc698116cb, 61a2f1460fd03285ea34c1a235f2f50f71e13a1f < f1db80a67da928a92ba460ede1be52d8941f46be, 61a2f1460fd03285ea34c1a235f2f50f71e13a1f < 399d806f998f7a25405fc1b97227e579aead24af, 61a2f1460fd03285ea34c1a235f2f50f71e13a1f < 7ed120b1a007bace57c461805519d70e1af44e59 … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.19, 0 < 5.19, 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*, 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* … |
References (6)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd99b8f4e143592e12e5a77e7b538bc698116cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1db80a67da928a92ba460ede1be52d8941f46be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/399d806f998f7a25405fc1b97227e579aead24af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed120b1a007bace57c461805519d70e1af44e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d163627b51886492bf31f66cb02c94613d2287
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2365a63b02ddea32e7db78b742c2503ec7b81f1