# CVE-2026-74306: vfio/qat: fix f\_pos race in qat\_vf\_resume\_write()

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/qat: fix f_pos race in qat_vf_resume_write() qat_vf_resume_write() checks filp->f_pos before taking migf->lock, but copies into the migration-state buffer after taking the lock and re-reading the shared file position. Two concurrent writers could therefore pass the bounds check with the old offset, then have the second writer copy after the first advanced f_pos, writing past the end of the migration-state buffer. Take migf->lock before doing the boundary checks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6465af0004dc1b067129a26ef44f19cdf13bbce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d416dcefdbac90d96b22485fd93f28229ad9984b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6fd7a40a66485c8aa8156d8fcf50b95cb8ba281
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec5e932e636896e97e4c6a8205b0ac76d52421a

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