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FKIE_CVE-2026-72486

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:19
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: mtk-adsp: fix UAF during device teardown When the SOF audio driver fails to initialize (e.g. firmware boot timeout), its devres unwind frees the snd_sof_dev object that the mailbox client (mtk-adsp-ipc) reaches via chan->cl->rx_callback. The mtk-adsp-mailbox shutdown clears the mailbox command registers but leaves the IRQ line unmasked, so a late interrupt can still queue a threaded handler after mbox_free_channel() had cleared chan->cl, and mbox_chan_received_data() would then trigger UAF: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sof_ipc3_validate_fw_version sof_ipc3_validate_fw_version sof_ipc3_do_rx_work sof_ipc3_rx_msg mt8196_dsp_handle_request mtk_adsp_ipc_recv mbox_chan_received_data mtk_adsp_mbox_isr irq_thread_fn Freed by task ...: kfree devres_release_all really_probe ... (sof-audio-of-mt8196 probe failure) The crash was observed roughly three seconds after the failed probe. disable_irq() in shutdown and enable_irq() in startup. disable_irq() also waits for any in-flight interrupts, so by the time mbox_free_channel() proceeds to clear chan->cl no rx_callback can run. In addition, request the IRQ with IRQF_NO_AUTOEN so it stays masked between probe and the first client bind — otherwise an early interrupt can crash on chan->cl == NULL in mbox_chan_received_data().
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25d6ea6c76e1b1b7c57337b2f8f1b6fc8d5c52bc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d881615fb6373f71fc628b3f00186aeca87a3d5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57d1a40bc43258372fa1f4d39305e093947a262
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6337a08a63eef8efcffe3c01d479badda6bbbdb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e519c1d8c5efb5cd8d4c5bb3fe39b1bbb812bdb9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc6c3deb1d4c0adebf7dee0b8af4082af3f17690
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            "drivers/mailbox/mtk-adsp-mailbox.c"
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmailbox: mtk-adsp: fix UAF during device teardown\n\nWhen the SOF audio driver fails to initialize (e.g. firmware boot\ntimeout), its devres unwind frees the snd_sof_dev object that the\nmailbox client (mtk-adsp-ipc) reaches via chan-\u003ecl-\u003erx_callback.\nThe mtk-adsp-mailbox shutdown clears the mailbox command registers\nbut leaves the IRQ line unmasked, so a late interrupt can still\nqueue a threaded handler after mbox_free_channel() had cleared\nchan-\u003ecl, and mbox_chan_received_data() would then trigger UAF:\n\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sof_ipc3_validate_fw_version\n   sof_ipc3_validate_fw_version\n   sof_ipc3_do_rx_work\n   sof_ipc3_rx_msg\n   mt8196_dsp_handle_request\n   mtk_adsp_ipc_recv\n   mbox_chan_received_data\n   mtk_adsp_mbox_isr\n   irq_thread_fn\n  Freed by task ...:\n   kfree\n   devres_release_all\n   really_probe\n   ... (sof-audio-of-mt8196 probe failure)\n\nThe crash was observed roughly three seconds after the failed probe.\n\ndisable_irq() in shutdown and enable_irq() in startup. disable_irq()\nalso waits for any in-flight interrupts, so by the time\nmbox_free_channel() proceeds to clear chan-\u003ecl no rx_callback can run.\n\nIn addition, request the IRQ with IRQF_NO_AUTOEN so it stays masked\nbetween probe and the first client bind \u2014 otherwise an early interrupt\ncan crash on chan-\u003ecl == NULL in mbox_chan_received_data()."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-72486",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:19:16.810",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:22:22.860",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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