GHSA-VXCM-6FMH-2Q7Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-03 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-18 09:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal
The following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev->parent pointer after the parent device has been freed:
/* Maybe the parent is now able to suspend. */
if (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children) {
spin_unlock(&dev->power.lock);
spin_lock(&parent->power.lock);
rpm_idle(parent, RPM_ASYNC);
spin_unlock(&parent->power.lock);
spin_lock(&dev->power.lock);
}
Fix this by inserting a flush_work() call in pm_runtime_remove().
Without this patch blktest block/001 triggers the following complaint sporadically:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_acquire+0x70/0x160 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88812bef7198 by task kworker/u553:1/3081 Workqueue: pm pm_runtime_work Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x80 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x8b/0x310 print_report+0xfd/0x1d7 kasan_report+0xd8/0x1d0 __kasan_check_byte+0x42/0x60 lock_acquire.part.0+0x38/0x230 lock_acquire+0x70/0x160 _raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50 rpm_suspend+0xc6a/0xfe0 rpm_idle+0x578/0x770 pm_runtime_work+0xee/0x120 process_one_work+0xde3/0x1410 worker_thread+0x5eb/0xfe0 kthread+0x37b/0x480 ret_from_fork+0x6cb/0x920 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
Allocated by task 4314: kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3d/0x50 __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb0 __kmalloc_noprof+0x311/0x990 scsi_alloc_target+0x122/0xb60 [scsi_mod] __scsi_scan_target+0x101/0x460 [scsi_mod] scsi_scan_channel+0x179/0x1c0 [scsi_mod] scsi_scan_host_selected+0x259/0x2d0 [scsi_mod] store_scan+0x2d2/0x390 [scsi_mod] dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80 sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670 vfs_write+0x506/0x1470 ksys_write+0xfd/0x230 __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0 x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810 do_syscall_64+0xee/0xfc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Freed by task 4314: kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40 kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x67/0x80 kfree+0x225/0x6c0 scsi_target_dev_release+0x3d/0x60 [scsi_mod] device_release+0xa3/0x220 kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0 kobject_put+0x72/0xd0 put_device+0x17/0x20 scsi_device_dev_release+0xacf/0x12c0 [scsi_mod] device_release+0xa3/0x220 kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0 kobject_put+0x72/0xd0 put_device+0x17/0x20 scsi_device_put+0x7f/0xc0 [scsi_mod] sdev_store_delete+0xa5/0x120 [scsi_mod] dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80 sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670 vfs_write+0x506/0x1470 ksys_write+0xfd/0x230 __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0 x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23452"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-03T16:16:31Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal\n\nThe following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev-\u003eparent\npointer after the parent device has been freed:\n\n\t/* Maybe the parent is now able to suspend. */\n\tif (parent \u0026\u0026 !parent-\u003epower.ignore_children) {\n\t\tspin_unlock(\u0026dev-\u003epower.lock);\n\n\t\tspin_lock(\u0026parent-\u003epower.lock);\n\t\trpm_idle(parent, RPM_ASYNC);\n\t\tspin_unlock(\u0026parent-\u003epower.lock);\n\n\t\tspin_lock(\u0026dev-\u003epower.lock);\n\t}\n\nFix this by inserting a flush_work() call in pm_runtime_remove().\n\nWithout this patch blktest block/001 triggers the following complaint\nsporadically:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_acquire+0x70/0x160\nRead of size 1 at addr ffff88812bef7198 by task kworker/u553:1/3081\nWorkqueue: pm pm_runtime_work\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x80\n print_address_description.constprop.0+0x8b/0x310\n print_report+0xfd/0x1d7\n kasan_report+0xd8/0x1d0\n __kasan_check_byte+0x42/0x60\n lock_acquire.part.0+0x38/0x230\n lock_acquire+0x70/0x160\n _raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50\n rpm_suspend+0xc6a/0xfe0\n rpm_idle+0x578/0x770\n pm_runtime_work+0xee/0x120\n process_one_work+0xde3/0x1410\n worker_thread+0x5eb/0xfe0\n kthread+0x37b/0x480\n ret_from_fork+0x6cb/0x920\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nAllocated by task 4314:\n kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40\n kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3d/0x50\n __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb0\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x311/0x990\n scsi_alloc_target+0x122/0xb60 [scsi_mod]\n __scsi_scan_target+0x101/0x460 [scsi_mod]\n scsi_scan_channel+0x179/0x1c0 [scsi_mod]\n scsi_scan_host_selected+0x259/0x2d0 [scsi_mod]\n store_scan+0x2d2/0x390 [scsi_mod]\n dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80\n sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670\n vfs_write+0x506/0x1470\n ksys_write+0xfd/0x230\n __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0\n x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810\n do_syscall_64+0xee/0xfc0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n\nFreed by task 4314:\n kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40\n kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x50\n __kasan_slab_free+0x67/0x80\n kfree+0x225/0x6c0\n scsi_target_dev_release+0x3d/0x60 [scsi_mod]\n device_release+0xa3/0x220\n kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0\n kobject_put+0x72/0xd0\n put_device+0x17/0x20\n scsi_device_dev_release+0xacf/0x12c0 [scsi_mod]\n device_release+0xa3/0x220\n kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0\n kobject_put+0x72/0xd0\n put_device+0x17/0x20\n scsi_device_put+0x7f/0xc0 [scsi_mod]\n sdev_store_delete+0xa5/0x120 [scsi_mod]\n dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80\n sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670\n vfs_write+0x506/0x1470\n ksys_write+0xfd/0x230\n __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0\n x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810",
"id": "GHSA-vxcm-6fmh-2q7q",
"modified": "2026-04-18T09:30:19Z",
"published": "2026-04-03T18:31:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23452"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f6e2e22a9c6234113812d5f300d3e952a82721"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ab768277617452d88c0607c9299cdc63b6e9ff"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f2d86f2ddde8d1beda05732f30c7cd945e0b5a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5649b46af8b167259e8a8e4e7eb3667ce74554b5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6dd1a562ca8ba96c8ecb247c62b73f9fa02d47e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb081fd37f8312651140d7429557258afe51693d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6febaacfb8a0aec7d771a0e6c21cd68102d5679"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf65a77c0f9531eb6cfb97cc040974d2d8fff043"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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