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## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2026-45981"
idYear: 2026
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2026-05-27T12:18:39.923Z"
updatedAt: "2026-06-01T16:16:41.646Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:58:14.884Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-45981"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-45981.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45981"
title: "s390/cio: Fix device lifecycle handling in css_alloc_subchannel()"
summary: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ns390/cio: Fix device lifecycle handling in css_alloc_subchannel()\n\n`css_alloc_subchannel()` calls `device_initialize()` before setting up\nthe DMA masks. If `dma_set_coherent_mask()` or `dma_set_mask()` fails,\nthe error path frees the subchannel structure directly, bypassing\nthe device model reference counting.\n\nOnce `device_initialize()` has been called, the embedded struct device\nmust be released via `put_device()`, allowing the release callback to\nfree the container structure.\n\nFix the error path by dropping the initial device reference with\n`put_device()` instead of calling `kfree()` directly.\n\nThis ensures correct device lifetime handling and avoids potential\nuse-after-free or double-free issues."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"e5dcf0025d7af58f525590ac86ac27cb44714e8d","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"abb6e07f46a740cda4f07d1b561ae4eaa7a1df42"},{"version":"e5dcf0025d7af58f525590ac86ac27cb44714e8d","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"f96c5ccf95ae5f27218c1ce2d6a3ad2d3e105424"},{"version":"e5dcf0025d7af58f525590ac86ac27cb44714e8d","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"6715560527e343a387e4a0d2e6c401748e89fa55"},{"version":"e5dcf0025d7af58f525590ac86ac27cb44714e8d","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"c35cfbb5341ba05ad1b4476ffc3c21cc3ff8f603"},{"version":"e5dcf0025d7af58f525590ac86ac27cb44714e8d","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"f65c75b0b9b5a390bc3beadcde0a6fbc3ad118f7"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"versions":[{"version":"3.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"3.10"},{"version":"6.6.128","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*"},{"version":"6.12.75","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*"},{"version":"6.18.14","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*"},{"version":"6.19.4","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix","lessThanOrEqual":"*"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected"}]

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