# CVE-2026-46189: RDMA/vmw\_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma\_alloc\_ucontext() error path

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path Sashiko points out that pvrdma_uar_free() is already called within pvrdma_dealloc_ucontext(), so calling it before triggers a double free.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/269967d7693304e1f06ed2dff4ebbbeeb397cda4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1df5711121cdc11e76b889408fdbe459feba1d39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a231c34c5bc3d3cfc850b877758ec9fdaa8a483
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecc36a82ecfcfdf3c6606d209f22ec5543c410e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d25e3ec17900bf5a9d6876ff16ceee31c4c0e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c63333ff97bd1275294fd12840a0efe9d7a4c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935ee27d0904aa944cbcc979094c20e5ef62eead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38e86995df27f1f854063dab1f0c6a513db3faf

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