vsock/virtio: flush works in dependency order
virtio_vsock_remove() stops the virtqueues and then flushes each work
item before freeing the enclosing virtio_vsock. The current order does
not account for dependencies between those items: tx_work may queue
send_pkt_work, and send_pkt_work may queue rx_work.
In particular, send_pkt_work can set restart_rx and release tx_lock.
The remove path can then stop the queues and flush rx_work before
send_pkt_work queues it. Although the later send_pkt_work flush waits
for that producer to finish, nothing waits for the newly queued rx_work,
so kfree(vsock) can race with it.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in
virtio_transport_rx_work+0x487/0x4b0
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888114c2b008 by task kworker/1:1/47
Workqueue: virtio_vsock virtio_transport_rx_work
Call Trace:
virtio_transport_rx_work+0x487/0x4b0
process_one_work+0x688/0x1120
worker_thread+0x45b/0xd10
Allocated by task 1:
virtio_vsock_probe+0xef/0x6b0
Freed by task 84:
kfree+0x131/0x3c0
virtio_vsock_remove+0xd1/0x100
Flush the works in producer-to-consumer order. virtio_vsock_vqs_del()
has already disabled the queue callbacks and cleared the run flags, so
after tx_work and send_pkt_work are drained, no source remains that can
queue rx_work after its flush.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: flush works in dependency order virtio_vsock_remove() stops the virtqueues and then flushes each work item before freeing the enclosing virtio_vsock. The current order does not account for dependencies between those items: tx_work may queue send_pkt_work, and send_pkt_work may queue rx_work. In particular, send_pkt_work can set restart_rx and release tx_lock. The remove path can then stop the queues and flush rx_work before send_pkt_work queues it. Although the later send_pkt_work flush waits for that producer to finish, nothing waits for the newly queued rx_work, so kfree(vsock) can race with it. KASAN reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in virtio_transport_rx_work+0x487/0x4b0 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888114c2b008 by task kworker/1:1/47 Workqueue: virtio_vsock virtio_transport_rx_work Call Trace: virtio_transport_rx_work+0x487/0x4b0 process_one_work+0x688/0x1120 worker_thread+0x45b/0xd10 Allocated by task 1: virtio_vsock_probe+0xef/0x6b0 Freed by task 84: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 virtio_vsock_remove+0xd1/0x100 Flush the works in producer-to-consumer order. virtio_vsock_vqs_del() has already disabled the queue callbacks and cleared the run flags, so after tx_work and send_pkt_work are drained, no source remains that can queue rx_work after its flush. | |
| Title | vsock/virtio: flush works in dependency order | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:07.012Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.802Z
Link: CVE-2026-80932
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:18:57.023
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:18:57.023
Link: CVE-2026-80932
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Updated: 2026-09-12T02:45:06Z
