CVE-2026-64017
kernel: blk-mq: pop cached request if it is usable
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 19, 2026
Updated · October 31, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's blk-mq component. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs when a task attempts to submit a bio (a data structure for I/O operations) to blk-mq. If the task is interrupted and sleeps after checking for a cached request but before using it, the cached request can be prematurely freed. This can lead to system instability or crashes.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference