# CVE-2026-31442: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible invalid memory access after FLR

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.21, 6.19.11
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 98d187a989036096feaa2fef1ec3b2240ecdeacf, fixed in 504c0e6751001ac46917c73e703f2b1b92cfc026; from 98d187a989036096feaa2fef1ec3b2240ecdeacf, fixed in 867d0c801f21370d561420fa32f2ea1a7dc3a22d; from 98d187a989036096feaa2fef1ec3b2240ecdeacf, fixed in d6077df7b75d26e4edf98983836c05d00ebabd8d
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.18.21; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible invalid memory access after FLR In the case that the first Function Level Reset (FLR) concludes correctly, but in the second FLR the scratch area for the saved configuration cannot be allocated, it's possible for a invalid memory access to happen. Always set the deallocated scratch area to NULL after FLR completes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.21, 6.19.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504c0e6751001ac46917c73e703f2b1b92cfc026
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867d0c801f21370d561420fa32f2ea1a7dc3a22d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6077df7b75d26e4edf98983836c05d00ebabd8d

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