# CVE-2026-74272: cxl/region: Resolve region deletion races

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 779dd20cfb56c510f89877cca45529fa9f8bc450, fixed in 441250eea84608c6c2dbd7f00c61df32836ac97d; from 779dd20cfb56c510f89877cca45529fa9f8bc450, fixed in c478810c4ce7216261fc1b6ca5180adcda26b1a1; from 779dd20cfb56c510f89877cca45529fa9f8bc450, fixed in be44c1c04f85d7b7ac1c597a30b443bbd346acbd; from 779dd20cfb56c510f89877cca45529fa9f8bc450, fixed in 4dd86ca99ffcc413cbf79063fd9956ef54e0ca91
- Linux: 6.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Resolve region deletion races Sungwoo noticed that the sysfs trigger to delete a region may try to delete a region multiple times. It also has no exclusion relative to the kernel releasing the region via CXL root device teardown. Instead of installing new cxl root devres actions per region, use the existing root decoder unregistration event to remove all remaining regions. An xarray of regions replaces a devres list of regions. This handles 3 separate issues with the old approach: 1/ sysfs users racing to delete the same region: no longer possible now that the regions_lock is held over the lookup and deletion. 2/ multiple actions triggering deletion of the same region: solved by erasing regions while holding @regions_lock, and only proceeding on successful erasure. 3/ userspace racing devres_release_all() to trigger the devres not found warning: solved by sysfs unregistration not requiring a release action

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441250eea84608c6c2dbd7f00c61df32836ac97d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c478810c4ce7216261fc1b6ca5180adcda26b1a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be44c1c04f85d7b7ac1c597a30b443bbd346acbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd86ca99ffcc413cbf79063fd9956ef54e0ca91

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