CVE-2025-39996 (GCVE-0-2025-39996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 07:58 – Updated: 2026-05-11 21:40
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Title
media: b2c2: Fix use-after-free causing by irq_check_work in flexcop_pci_remove
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: b2c2: Fix use-after-free causing by irq_check_work in flexcop_pci_remove The original code uses cancel_delayed_work() in flexcop_pci_remove(), which does not guarantee that the delayed work item irq_check_work has fully completed if it was already running. This leads to use-after-free scenarios where flexcop_pci_remove() may free the flexcop_device while irq_check_work is still active and attempts to dereference the device. A typical race condition is illustrated below: CPU 0 (remove) | CPU 1 (delayed work callback) flexcop_pci_remove() | flexcop_pci_irq_check_work() cancel_delayed_work() | flexcop_device_kfree(fc_pci->fc_dev) | | fc = fc_pci->fc_dev; // UAF This is confirmed by a KASAN report: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0 Write of size 8 at addr ffff8880093aa8c8 by task bash/135 ... Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x70 print_report+0xcf/0x610 ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0 kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0 ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0 __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0 ? __pfx___run_timer_base.part.0+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_read_tsc+0x10/0x10 ? ktime_get+0x60/0x140 ? lapic_next_event+0x11/0x20 ? clockevents_program_event+0x1d4/0x2a0 run_timer_softirq+0xd1/0x190 handle_softirqs+0x16a/0x550 irq_exit_rcu+0xaf/0xe0 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80 </IRQ> ... Allocated by task 1: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90 __kmalloc_noprof+0x1be/0x460 flexcop_device_kmalloc+0x54/0xe0 flexcop_pci_probe+0x1f/0x9d0 local_pci_probe+0xdc/0x190 pci_device_probe+0x2fe/0x470 really_probe+0x1ca/0x5c0 __driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310 driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120 __driver_attach+0xd2/0x310 bus_for_each_dev+0xed/0x170 bus_add_driver+0x208/0x500 driver_register+0x132/0x460 do_one_initcall+0x89/0x300 kernel_init_freeable+0x40d/0x720 kernel_init+0x1a/0x150 ret_from_fork+0x10c/0x1a0 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Freed by task 135: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x3f/0x50 kfree+0x137/0x370 flexcop_device_kfree+0x32/0x50 pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0 device_release_driver_internal+0xf8/0x210 pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150 pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x15/0x30 remove_store+0xcc/0xe0 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c3/0x440 vfs_write+0x871/0xd70 ksys_write+0xee/0x1c0 do_syscall_64+0xac/0x280 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ... Replace cancel_delayed_work() with cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure that the delayed work item is properly canceled and any executing delayed work has finished before the device memory is deallocated. This bug was initially identified through static analysis. To reproduce and test it, I simulated the B2C2 FlexCop PCI device in QEMU and introduced artificial delays within the flexcop_pci_irq_check_work() function to increase the likelihood of triggering the bug.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
Linux CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 7033 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 607010d07b8a509b01ed15ea12744acac6536a98 (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < bde8173def374230226e8554efb51b271f4066ec (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 120e221b4bbe9d0f6c09b5c4dc53ca4ad91d956b (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < d502df8a716d993fa0f9d8c00684f1190750e28e (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < bb10a9ddc8d6c5dbf098f21eb1055a652652e524 (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 514a519baa9e2be7ddc2714bd730bc5a883e1244 (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 3ffabc79388e68877d9c02f724a0b7a38d519daf (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 6a92f5796880f5aa345f0fed53ef511e3fd6f706 (git)
Affected: 382c5546d618f24dc7d6ae7ca33412083720efbf , < 01e03fb7db419d39e18d6090d4873c1bff103914 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 2.6.29
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.29 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.4.301 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.246 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.195 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.156 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.110 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.51 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.16.11 , ≤ 6.16.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.17.1 , ≤ 6.17.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: b2c2: Fix use-after-free causing by irq_check_work in flexcop_pci_remove\n\nThe original code uses cancel_delayed_work() in flexcop_pci_remove(), which\ndoes not guarantee that the delayed work item irq_check_work has fully\ncompleted if it was already running. This leads to use-after-free scenarios\nwhere flexcop_pci_remove() may free the flexcop_device while irq_check_work\nis still active and attempts to dereference the device.\n\nA typical race condition is illustrated below:\n\nCPU 0 (remove)                         | CPU 1 (delayed work callback)\nflexcop_pci_remove()                   | flexcop_pci_irq_check_work()\n  cancel_delayed_work()                |\n  flexcop_device_kfree(fc_pci-\u003efc_dev) |\n                                       |   fc = fc_pci-\u003efc_dev; // UAF\n\nThis is confirmed by a KASAN report:\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\nWrite of size 8 at addr ffff8880093aa8c8 by task bash/135\n...\nCall Trace:\n \u003cIRQ\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x70\n print_report+0xcf/0x610\n ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0\n ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n ? __pfx___run_timer_base.part.0+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_read_tsc+0x10/0x10\n ? ktime_get+0x60/0x140\n ? lapic_next_event+0x11/0x20\n ? clockevents_program_event+0x1d4/0x2a0\n run_timer_softirq+0xd1/0x190\n handle_softirqs+0x16a/0x550\n irq_exit_rcu+0xaf/0xe0\n sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80\n \u003c/IRQ\u003e\n...\n\nAllocated by task 1:\n kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x1be/0x460\n flexcop_device_kmalloc+0x54/0xe0\n flexcop_pci_probe+0x1f/0x9d0\n local_pci_probe+0xdc/0x190\n pci_device_probe+0x2fe/0x470\n really_probe+0x1ca/0x5c0\n __driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310\n driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120\n __driver_attach+0xd2/0x310\n bus_for_each_dev+0xed/0x170\n bus_add_driver+0x208/0x500\n driver_register+0x132/0x460\n do_one_initcall+0x89/0x300\n kernel_init_freeable+0x40d/0x720\n kernel_init+0x1a/0x150\n ret_from_fork+0x10c/0x1a0\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n\nFreed by task 135:\n kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60\n __kasan_slab_free+0x3f/0x50\n kfree+0x137/0x370\n flexcop_device_kfree+0x32/0x50\n pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0\n device_release_driver_internal+0xf8/0x210\n pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150\n pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x15/0x30\n remove_store+0xcc/0xe0\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c3/0x440\n vfs_write+0x871/0xd70\n ksys_write+0xee/0x1c0\n do_syscall_64+0xac/0x280\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n...\n\nReplace cancel_delayed_work() with cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure\nthat the delayed work item is properly canceled and any executing delayed\nwork has finished before the device memory is deallocated.\n\nThis bug was initially identified through static analysis. To reproduce\nand test it, I simulated the B2C2 FlexCop PCI device in QEMU and introduced\nartificial delays within the flexcop_pci_irq_check_work() function to\nincrease the likelihood of triggering the bug."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmedia: b2c2: Correcci\u00f3n de uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n causado por irq_check_work en flexcop_pci_remove\n\nEl c\u00f3digo original utiliza cancel_delayed_work() en flexcop_pci_remove(), lo que no garantiza que el elemento de trabajo retrasado irq_check_work se haya completado completamente si ya estaba en ejecuci\u00f3n. Esto conduce a escenarios de uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n donde flexcop_pci_remove() puede liberar el flexcop_device mientras irq_check_work todav\u00eda est\u00e1 activo e intenta desreferenciar el dispositivo.\n\nUna condici\u00f3n de carrera t\u00edpica se ilustra a continuaci\u00f3n:\n\nCPU 0 (eliminaci\u00f3n)                         | CPU 1 (retrollamada de trabajo retrasado)\nflexcop_pci_remove()                   | flexcop_pci_irq_check_work()\n  cancel_delayed_work()                |\n  flexcop_device_kfree(fc_pci-\u003efc_dev) |\n                                       |   fc = fc_pci-\u003efc_dev; // UAF\n\nEsto es confirmado por un informe KASAN:\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\nEscritura de tama\u00f1o 8 en la direcci\u00f3n ffff8880093aa8c8 por la tarea bash/135\n...\nCall Trace:\n \u003cIRQ\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x70\n print_report+0xcf/0x610\n ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0\n ? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0\n ? __pfx___run_timer_base.part.0+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_read_tsc+0x10/0x10\n ? ktime_get+0x60/0x140\n ? lapic_next_event+0x11/0x20\n ? clockevents_program_event+0x1d4/0x2a0\n run_timer_softirq+0xd1/0x190\n handle_softirqs+0x16a/0x550\n irq_exit_rcu+0xaf/0xe0\n sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80\n \u003c/IRQ\u003e\n...\n\nAsignado por la tarea 1:\n kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x1be/0x460\n flexcop_device_kmalloc+0x54/0xe0\n flexcop_pci_probe+0x1f/0x9d0\n local_pci_probe+0xdc/0x190\n pci_device_probe+0x2fe/0x470\n really_probe+0x1ca/0x5c0\n __driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310\n driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120\n __driver_attach+0xd2/0x310\n bus_for_each_dev+0xed/0x170\n bus_add_driver+0x208/0x500\n driver_register+0x132/0x460\n do_one_initcall+0x89/0x300\n kernel_init_freeable+0x40d/0x720\n kernel_init+0x1a/0x150\n ret_from_fork+0x10c/0x1a0\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n\nLiberado por la tarea 135:\n kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60\n __kasan_slab_free+0x3f/0x50\n kfree+0x137/0x370\n flexcop_device_kfree+0x32/0x50\n pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0\n device_release_driver_internal+0xf8/0x210\n pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150\n pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x15/0x30\n remove_store+0xcc/0xe0\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c3/0x440\n vfs_write+0x871/0xd70\n ksys_write+0xee/0x1c0\n do_syscall_64+0xac/0x280\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n...\n\nReemplace cancel_delayed_work() con cancel_delayed_work_sync() para asegurar que el elemento de trabajo retrasado se cancele correctamente y cualquier trabajo retrasado en ejecuci\u00f3n haya terminado antes de que la memoria del dispositivo sea desasignada.\n\nEste error fue inicialmente identificado a trav\u00e9s de an\u00e1lisis est\u00e1tico. Para reproducirlo y probarlo, simul\u00e9 el dispositivo PCI B2C2 FlexCop en QEMU e introduje retrasos artificiales dentro de la funci\u00f3n flexcop_pci_irq_check_work() para aumentar la probabilidad de activar el error."
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        ],
        "id": "CVE-2025-39996",
        "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160",
        "metrics": {},
        "published": "2025-10-15T08:15:37.817",
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      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-30T01:28:40+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-39996",
      "id": "CVE-2025-39996",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-10-15T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "76",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "198",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: Linux kernel (media: b2c2): Use-after-free vulnerability in flexcop_pci_remove leading to denial of service.",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-39996.json",
      "version": "3"
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  }
}



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