Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpib: fix double decrement of descriptor_busy in command_ioctl()
commit d1857f8296dc ("gpib: fix use-after-free in IO ioctl handlers") introduced a descriptor_busy reference counter to pin struct gpib_descriptor across IO ioctl operations. In command_ioctl(), the error path inside the loop decrements descriptor_busy and breaks, but execution then falls through to the unconditional decrement after the loop, underflowing the counter to -1.
This re-enables the use-after-free that the original fix was meant to prevent: a concurrent close_dev_ioctl() sees descriptor_busy == 0 on an actively-used descriptor and frees it.
Remove the early decrement from the error path. The post-loop decrement already handles all exit paths, matching the correct pattern used in read_ioctl() and write_ioctl().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= cae26eff1b56d78bed7873cf3e60a2b1bdd4da6c, < fdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5; >= d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6, < 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7; >= d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6, < c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf; 28c75dd143ead62e0dfac564c79d251e21d5d74b; >= 6.18.22, < 6.18.40; >= 6.19.12, < 6.20 |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Last modified
- Aug 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Received