# CVE-2026-93074: dax/fsdev: use \_\_va(phys) for kaddr in direct\_access

- 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
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 759455848df0b9ac3acabdbedcdc4a55af67935f, fixed in 7b642bd3d39105eef4d5908970726c5fda291b53; from 759455848df0b9ac3acabdbedcdc4a55af67935f, fixed in ff7c73fca793bd5c29a15ba735b0886f62f3a840
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dax/fsdev: use __va(phys) for kaddr in direct_access Use __va(phys) instead of virt_addr + linear_offset for the kaddr return in __fsdev_dax_direct_access(). The previous code added a device-linear byte offset to virt_addr (which is __va of ranges[0]), but for multi-range devices with physical gaps between ranges, this linear arithmetic crosses the gap and produces a wrong kernel virtual address. Using __va(phys) where phys comes from dax_pgoff_to_phys() is correct for any range layout because the direct map translates each physical address independently. This leaves dev_dax->virt_addr write-only, so remove the field (suggested by Dave Jiang).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b642bd3d39105eef4d5908970726c5fda291b53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff7c73fca793bd5c29a15ba735b0886f62f3a840

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