Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: bq25980: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
Using the `devm_` variant for requesting IRQ _before_ the `devm_` variant for allocating/registering the `power_supply` handle, means that the `power_supply` handle will be deallocated/unregistered _before_ the interrupt handler (since `devm_` naturally deallocates in reverse allocation order). This means that during removal, there is a race condition where an interrupt can fire just _after_ the `power_supply` handle has been freed, *but* just _before_ the corresponding unregistration of the IRQ handler has run.
This will lead to the IRQ handler calling `power_supply_changed()` with a freed `power_supply` handle. Which usually crashes the system or otherwise silently corrupts the memory...
Note that there is a similar situation which can also happen during `probe()`; the possibility of an interrupt firing _before_ registering the `power_supply` handle. This would then lead to the nasty situation of using the `power_supply` handle *uninitialized* in `power_supply_changed()`.
Fix this racy use-after-free by making sure the IRQ is requested _after_ the registration of the `power_supply` handle.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 86f93dfb23f5bf4f285c4256a7e909d222f7de56; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 16875e3b7bc9e59bfa0acaf1e43f275a6f42a30f; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 0560a4b09c92e2ecaa883965cf6f9ca51c158ff9; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 0de95d29d847c6217b7d5845e24a71a4aee7b359; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 4aeaf03c17260415c2fdd55992f9ad4188d5455a; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 03d1e4ee4e6aa6d2966e883e4ca0e5be73bf1b7c; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < abea607ff2f62f4c0a5fb29f7fbdaaab163276a4; >= 5069185fc18e810715a91d80fcd075e03add600c, < 5f0b1cb41906e86b64bf69f5ededb83b0d757c27 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d1e4ee4e6aa6d2966e883e4ca0e5be73bf1b7cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0560a4b09c92e2ecaa883965cf6f9ca51c158ff9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0de95d29d847c6217b7d5845e24a71a4aee7b359Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16875e3b7bc9e59bfa0acaf1e43f275a6f42a30fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aeaf03c17260415c2fdd55992f9ad4188d5455aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f0b1cb41906e86b64bf69f5ededb83b0d757c27Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f93dfb23f5bf4f285c4256a7e909d222f7de56Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abea607ff2f62f4c0a5fb29f7fbdaaab163276a4Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed