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CVE-2026-99185

Linux: firewire: core: fix race condition in split transaction handling

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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
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Fixed in7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85cFixed versionCVE List
Published28 Oct 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85cLinuxCVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firewire: core: fix race condition in split transaction handling

For a split transaction, either fw_core_handle_response() or split_transaction_timeout_callback() may manipulate the same transaction entry in the pending transaction list. The return value of timer_delete() is used to determine which function handles the entry. If the transaction is a split transaction and timer_delete() returns zero, the timeout callback may already be running. In this case, the response handler must leave the entry in the list for the timeout callback to remove.

A previous code refactoring broke this behavior, introducing a race condition in which both functions could process the same transaction. This could lead to a use-after-free on the transaction initiator side.

Fix the regression by ensuring that the response handler does not process the transaction when timer_delete() returns zero. The timeout callback is responsible for removing the entry from the pending transaction list.

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Affected versions 6

  • Linuxaffected: fa2dc27100768a8a994c377051fa17a47cc66c76 before a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: fa2dc27100768a8a994c377051fa17a47cc66c76 before 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.19CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.19CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.13 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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