wifi: brcmfmac: drain bus_reset work on device removal

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-64586
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-06 08:16:33 UTC
Updated2026-08-23 13:16:32 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: drain bus_reset work on device removal brcmf_fw_crashed() and the debugfs "reset" entry both schedule drvr->bus_reset, whose callback recovers drvr through container_of() and dereferences it. The removal path frees drvr (brcmf_free -> wiphy_free) without draining the work, so a bus_reset callback pending or running during removal can outlive drvr. Cancellation cannot live in brcmf_detach() or brcmf_free(): the work callback reaches teardown through the bus .reset op (PCIe brcmf_pcie_reset -> brcmf_detach; SDIO brcmf_sdio_bus_reset -> brcmf_sdiod_remove -> brcmf_free), so cancelling there would wait for the running work and deadlock. Add a per-bus mutex (bus_reset_lock) and route all arming through brcmf_bus_schedule_reset(), which under the lock skips when the bus is marked removing. Each bus remove entry calls brcmf_bus_cancel_reset_work(), which under the same lock sets removing and cancels the work. Holding the mutex across cancel_work_sync() makes the set-removing + drain step atomic. Every producer reaches the arming path from process context -- the PCIe firmware-halt notification runs in the threaded IRQ handler (brcmf_pcie_isr_thread) and the SDIO hostmail path runs from the data workqueue -- so the mutex is taken only in sleepable contexts. Where applicable the remove entry first stops the firmware-crash producer: on PCIe mask the mailbox and synchronize_irq; on SDIO unregister the bus interrupt and cancel the data worker, which also reports firmware halts through brcmf_fw_crashed(). The mutex is initialized at bus allocation. The SDIO suspend power-off path frees drvr through the same brcmf_sdiod_remove() and takes the same lock; resume re-allows the work only on a successful re-probe. Also guard brcmf_fw_crashed() against a NULL bus_if/drvr: it can fire before brcmf_attach() wires up drvr, and it dereferences drvr (bphy_err/brcmf_dev_coredump) before reaching the arming gate. The bus_reset work is shared across buses, so the drain is applied to every remove path: PCIe (the .reset op introduced by the Fixes commit), SDIO (arms the same work through brcmf_fw_crashed()), and USB (via the debugfs "reset" entry). cancel_work_sync() drains a running or pending bus_reset work item before removal frees drvr, and patch 1/2 makes the scratch-buffer release safe when reset teardown has already released those DMA buffers. This patch fixes the lifetime of the bus_reset work item itself. It does not attempt to address the separate, pre-existing lifetime of the asynchronous firmware completion started by the PCIe reset path. That callback needs its own lifetime/ownership protocol and is being tracked separately. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002490000 probability, percentile 0.160290000 (date 2026-08-24)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 9dfb09cb0abbf92a06f93e0715e163aa188a84da git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 4824e3bcc68f8d678b409039d1bb48c7b5ea73dc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 61127dd20920bf28460a1609aabb0dafa2f54fac git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 c268331845ee00dbdbccb000826bb612dff2bee7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 e3815d1ffbb9be4f1605ddc3b427557893461683 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 02d378828af8bb74f6c2f4d2bee3c77cf16c861e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 177a25be1195f8bdc6160ba5f1a5699f7041c985 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4684997d9eea29380000e062755aa6d368d789a3 43b25879f004c98defa2776bedc6ca4763c51945 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.2 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.2 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.266 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.217 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.184 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.151 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.103 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.44 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.6 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dfb09cb0abbf92a06f93e0715e163aa188a84da 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/02d378828af8bb74f6c2f4d2bee3c77cf16c861e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c268331845ee00dbdbccb000826bb612dff2bee7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4824e3bcc68f8d678b409039d1bb48c7b5ea73dc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/177a25be1195f8bdc6160ba5f1a5699f7041c985 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3815d1ffbb9be4f1605ddc3b427557893461683 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/61127dd20920bf28460a1609aabb0dafa2f54fac 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b25879f004c98defa2776bedc6ca4763c51945 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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