pwrseq: core: fix use-after-free in pwrseq_debugfs_seq_next()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-64251 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-24 16:16:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-24 16:16:54 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pwrseq: core: fix use-after-free in pwrseq_debugfs_seq_next()
pwrseq_debugfs_seq_next() declares 'next' with __free(put_device),
which causes put_device() to be called on the returned pointer when
the variable goes out of scope. This results in a use-after-free
since the seq_file framework receives a pointer whose reference has
already been dropped.
Simply removing __free(put_device) would fix the UAF but would leak
the reference acquired by bus_find_next_device(), as stop() only
calls up_read(&pwrseq_sem) and never releases the device reference.
Fix this by making the reference counting consistent across all
seq_file callbacks, matching the standard pattern used by PCI and
SCSI:
- start(): use get_device() so it returns a referenced pointer.
- next(): explicitly put_device(curr) to release the previous
device's reference (no NULL check needed - the seq_file framework
only calls next() while the previous return was non-NULL).
- stop(): put_device(data) to release the last iterated device's
reference, with a NULL guard since stop() may be called with NULL
when start() returned NULL or next() reached end-of-sequence. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c ba0b9f04c7a5f9887b8ce672eaf049502c0548ec git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c e91df6d273445c03f5aa302bfe147eda33d45794 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c 73569a44fca2992f0ca4a4c0104069741b9873a0 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c 257595adf9dac15ae1edd9d07753fbc576a7583d git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 6.11 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.11 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.95 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.38 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1.3 7.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba0b9f04c7a5f9887b8ce672eaf049502c0548ec |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91df6d273445c03f5aa302bfe147eda33d45794 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/257595adf9dac15ae1edd9d07753fbc576a7583d |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/73569a44fca2992f0ca4a4c0104069741b9873a0 |
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.