power: supply: ab8500: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-45946 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-27 14:17:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-27 14:48:03 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: ab8500: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
Using the `devm_` variant for requesting IRQ _before_ the `devm_`
variant for allocating/registering the `power_supply` handle, means that
the `power_supply` handle will be deallocated/unregistered _before_ the
interrupt handler (since `devm_` naturally deallocates in reverse
allocation order). This means that during removal, there is a race
condition where an interrupt can fire just _after_ the `power_supply`
handle has been freed, *but* just _before_ the corresponding
unregistration of the IRQ handler has run.
This will lead to the IRQ handler calling `power_supply_changed()` with
a freed `power_supply` handle. Which usually crashes the system or
otherwise silently corrupts the memory...
Note that there is a similar situation which can also happen during
`probe()`; the possibility of an interrupt firing _before_ registering
the `power_supply` handle. This would then lead to the nasty situation
of using the `power_supply` handle *uninitialized* in
`power_supply_changed()`.
Commit 1c1f13a006ed ("power: supply: ab8500: Move to componentized
binding") introduced this issue during a refactorization. Fix this racy
use-after-free by making sure the IRQ is requested _after_ the
registration of the `power_supply` handle. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb 43cbb78ee047b9b12d096d40e3be265969d4c1f8 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb 551672981fe227122258a25a385a05f5c0746ad6 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb f50433f2603def08b21a4bf2fd238687fb5cbde9 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb 847eeb6c0efcd76c7def73857cf798a4fcd8f79b git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb 709db4b476e254579d9c48ec34d397a41ca0c407 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb 46dbda27b028d78087667e8280966b99cec015ca git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 1c1f13a006ed0d71bb5664c8b7e3e77a28da3beb c4af8a98bb52825a5331ae1d0604c0ea6956ba4b git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 341db343768bc44f3512facc464021730d64071c git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.13.4 5.14 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.14 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.14 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15.202 5.15.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.1.165 6.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.128 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.75 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.14 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.19.4 6.19.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4af8a98bb52825a5331ae1d0604c0ea6956ba4b |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50433f2603def08b21a4bf2fd238687fb5cbde9 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/46dbda27b028d78087667e8280966b99cec015ca |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/847eeb6c0efcd76c7def73857cf798a4fcd8f79b |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/43cbb78ee047b9b12d096d40e3be265969d4c1f8 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/709db4b476e254579d9c48ec34d397a41ca0c407 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/551672981fe227122258a25a385a05f5c0746ad6 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.