# CVE-2026-99044: ice: fix use-after-free in dynamic port cleanup

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108839, GHSA-VG87-MHCX-CW5Q
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- Linux: from eda69d654c7edae21312f731e0308941cb2ee2a9, fixed in 7c1344df1ae0579f57b97647e5203b06496ce10c; from eda69d654c7edae21312f731e0308941cb2ee2a9, fixed in ca8a6285b11d01e5a279b1aa7fb55b1a02ecebb1; from eda69d654c7edae21312f731e0308941cb2ee2a9, fixed in b98eb58ba2f8fe8e9bba1b8a3b94fa5602c6de84; from eda69d654c7edae21312f731e0308941cb2ee2a9, fixed in 1402fc67d2f4e2e1fc7bf8ee0825b8ad994557ff
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix use-after-free in dynamic port cleanup ice_dealloc_dynamic_port() uses dyn_port->vsi->idx to erase the dynamic port from pf->dyn_ports. However, it frees the VSI before reading the index for the erase, resulting in a use-after-free. Follow the reverse of the allocation order in ice_alloc_dynamic_port() by erasing the xarray entry before freeing the VSI.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.11) 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/7c1344df1ae0579f57b97647e5203b06496ce10c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8a6285b11d01e5a279b1aa7fb55b1a02ecebb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98eb58ba2f8fe8e9bba1b8a3b94fa5602c6de84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1402fc67d2f4e2e1fc7bf8ee0825b8ad994557ff

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