CVE-2026-31399nvdimm/bus: Fix potential use after free in asynchronous initialization
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm/bus: Fix potential use after free in asynchronous initialization Dingisoul with KASAN reports a use after free if device_add() fails in nd_async_device_register(). Commit b6eae0f61db2 ("libnvdimm: Hold reference on parent while scheduling async init") correctly added a reference on the parent device to be held until asynchronous initialization was complete. However, if device_add() results in an allocation failure the ref count of the device drops to 0 prior to the parent pointer being accessed. Thus resulting in use after free. The bug bot AI correctly identified the fix. Save a reference to the parent pointer to be used to drop the parent reference regardless of the outcome of device_add().
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before 6fc36c2a925ceaba203eb13d75a8f0879a2c121b; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before a36cf138500e56f50db9f9a33222df6969b38326; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before 9a0fb16ba5b372465a3a1ecd761c6fa911a4ab4d; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before e48bf8f1d2b12c1c5ba1f609edbd4cde5dadc20e; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before 2c638259ad750833fd46a0cf57672a618542d84c; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before a226e5b49e5fe8c98b14f8507de670189d191348; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before 84af19855d1abdee3c9d57c0684e2868e391793c; from b6eae0f61db27748606cc00dafcfd1e2c032f0a5 before a8aec14230322ed8f1e8042b6d656c1631d41163; and 10 more ranges | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.4.164 before 4.5; from 4.9.137 before 4.10; from 4.14.81 before 4.15; from 4.18.19 before 4.19; from 4.19.2 before 5.10.253; from 5.11 before 5.15.203; from 5.16 before 6.1.167; from 6.2 before 6.6.130; and 7 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc36c2a925ceaba203eb13d75a8f0879a2c121bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36cf138500e56f50db9f9a33222df6969b38326patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0fb16ba5b372465a3a1ecd761c6fa911a4ab4dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48bf8f1d2b12c1c5ba1f609edbd4cde5dadc20epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c638259ad750833fd46a0cf57672a618542d84cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a226e5b49e5fe8c98b14f8507de670189d191348patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84af19855d1abdee3c9d57c0684e2868e391793cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8aec14230322ed8f1e8042b6d656c1631d41163patch
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