Linux Kernel up to 6.6.133/6.12.80/6.18.21/6.19.11 decode_deactivate allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.133/6.12.80/6.18.21/6.19.11. Impacted is the function decode_deactivate. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-43007. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.133/6.12.80/6.18.21/6.19.11. This vulnerability affects the function decode_deactivate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: Handle DBC deactivation if the owner went away When a DBC is released, the device sends a QAIC_TRANS_DEACTIVATE_FROM_DEV transaction to the host over the QAIC_CONTROL MHI channel. QAIC handles this by calling decode_deactivate() to release the resources allocated for that DBC. Since that handling is done in the qaic_manage_ioctl() context, if the user goes away before receiving and handling the deactivation, the host will be out-of-sync with the DBCs available for use, and the DBC resources will not be freed unless the device is removed. If another user loads and requests to activate a network, then the device assigns the same DBC to that network, QAIC will "indefinitely" wait for dbc->in_use = false, leading the user process to hang. As a solution to this, handle QAIC_TRANS_DEACTIVATE_FROM_DEV transactions that are received after the user has gone away.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-43007 since 05/01/2026. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22 or 6.19.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2dd67966f39a2abf8ccb4865031c722e40e01b7f/08021f2d4a557d6491e3bcc288e96425f50aa3cf/f403094d9075d7c565a3d81002b781c325cb3c07/ee0180e77e6c8482644569632065411de844c515/2feec5ae5df785658924ab6bd91280dc3926507c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.6.133
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
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• 6.12.75
• 6.12.76
• 6.12.77
• 6.12.78
• 6.12.79
• 6.12.80
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
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• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.19.0
• 6.19.1
• 6.19.2
• 6.19.3
• 6.19.4
• 6.19.5
• 6.19.6
• 6.19.7
• 6.19.8
• 6.19.9
• 6.19.10
• 6.19.11

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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