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CVE-2026-99144
sched_ext: Fix use-after-free of a destroyed user DSQ by a deferred reenqueue
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Fix use-after-free of a destroyed user DSQ by a deferred reenqueue A deferred reenqueue can read a freed user DSQ. The request stays on its CPU's deferred list until run_deferred() takes it, and the RCU callback that frees the DSQ assumes that the grace period has flushed it, so exit_dsq() checks the per-CPU node without the deferred list lock. A grace period waits for readers in flight, not for a pending run_deferred(). A run_deferred() which starts after the grace period began can detach the request right before the callback looks and then read the freed DSQ's id. Cancel the pending requests before the grace period instead. The irq work that frees the DSQ unlinks every CPU's request under the per-CPU deferred list lock, and schedule_dsq_reenq() ignores a new request under the same lock once the id is invalid. Only a run_deferred() that started before the grace period can hold a request, and it runs with IRQs disabled, so the grace period waits for it and nothing touches the DSQ after the callback.

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Published Date :

Oct. 28, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 28, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Cancel pending requests before RCU grace period to prevent use-after-free of a destroyed user DSQ.
  • Cancel pending requests before RCU grace period.
  • Unlink CPU requests under the deferred list lock.
  • Ignore new requests if the ID is invalid.
  • Ensure the grace period waits for ongoing operations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069403dff337feb192bfc70fb28ddc8a171e20c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/633f586329bfd9843bf8acf86c95353f4c16e22d
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Fix use-after-free of a destroyed user DSQ by a deferred reenqueue A deferred reenqueue can read a freed user DSQ. The request stays on its CPU's deferred list until run_deferred() takes it, and the RCU callback that frees the DSQ assumes that the grace period has flushed it, so exit_dsq() checks the per-CPU node without the deferred list lock. A grace period waits for readers in flight, not for a pending run_deferred(). A run_deferred() which starts after the grace period began can detach the request right before the callback looks and then read the freed DSQ's id. Cancel the pending requests before the grace period instead. The irq work that frees the DSQ unlinks every CPU's request under the per-CPU deferred list lock, and schedule_dsq_reenq() ignores a new request under the same lock once the id is invalid. Only a run_deferred() that started before the grace period can hold a request, and it runs with IRQs disabled, so the grace period waits for it and nothing touches the DSQ after the callback.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/99xxx/CVE-2026-99144.json">CVE-2026-99144</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069403dff337feb192bfc70fb28ddc8a171e20c1
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/633f586329bfd9843bf8acf86c95353f4c16e22d
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