comedi: c6xdigio: Fix invalid PNP driver unregistration
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: c6xdigio: Fix invalid PNP driver unregistration The Comedi low-level driver "c6xdigio" seems to be for a parallel port connected device. When the Comedi core calls the driver's Comedi "attach" handler `c6xdigio_attach()` to configure a Comedi to use this driver, it tries to enable the parallel port PNP resources by registering a PNP driver with `pnp_register_driver()`, but ignores the return value. (The `struct pnp_driver` it uses has only the `name` and `id_table` members filled in.) The driver's Comedi "detach" handler `c6xdigio_detach()` unconditionally unregisters the PNP driver with `pnp_unregister_driver()`. It is possible for `c6xdigio_attach()` to return an error before it calls `pnp_register_driver()` and it is possible for the call to `pnp_register_driver()` to return an error (that is ignored). In both cases, the driver should not be calling `pnp_unregister_driver()` as it does in `c6xdigio_detach()`. (Note that `c6xdigio_detach()` will be called by the Comedi core if `c6xdigio_attach()` returns an error, or if the Comedi core decides to detach the Comedi device from the driver for some other reason.) The unconditional call to `pnp_unregister_driver()` without a previous successful call to `pnp_register_driver()` will cause `driver_unregister()` to issue a warning "Unexpected driver unregister!". This was detected by Syzbot [1]. Also, the PNP driver registration and unregistration should be done at module init and exit time, respectively, not when attaching or detaching Comedi devices to the driver. (There might be more than one Comedi device being attached to the driver, although that is unlikely.) Change the driver to do the PNP driver registration at module init time, and the unregistration at module exit time. Since `c6xdigio_detach()` now only calls `comedi_legacy_detach()`, remove the function and change the Comedi driver "detach" handler to `comedi_legacy_detach`. ------------------------------------------- [1] Syzbot sample crash report: Unexpected driver unregister! WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5970 at drivers/base/driver.c:273 driver_unregister drivers/base/driver.c:273 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5970 at drivers/base/driver.c:273 driver_unregister+0x90/0xb0 drivers/base/driver.c:270 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5970 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/02/2025 RIP: 0010:driver_unregister drivers/base/driver.c:273 [inline] RIP: 0010:driver_unregister+0x90/0xb0 drivers/base/driver.c:270 Code: 48 89 ef e8 c2 e6 82 fc 48 89 df e8 3a 93 ff ff 5b 5d e9 c3 6d d9 fb e8 be 6d d9 fb 90 48 c7 c7 e0 f8 1f 8c e8 51 a2 97 fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 5b 5d e9 a5 6d d9 fb e8 e0 f4 41 fc eb 94 e8 d9 f4 41 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000373f9a0 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffff8ff24720 RCX: ffffffff817b6ee8 RDX: ffff88807c932480 RSI: ffffffff817b6ef5 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffff8ff24660 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88814cca0000 FS: 000055556dab1500(0000) GS:ffff8881249d9000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000055f77f285cd0 CR3: 000000007d871000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: <TASK> comedi_device_detach_locked+0x12f/0xa50 drivers/comedi/drivers.c:207 comedi_device_detach+0x67/0xb0 drivers/comedi/drivers.c:215 comedi_device_attach+0x43d/0x900 drivers/comedi/drivers.c:1011 do_devconfig_ioctl+0x1b1/0x710 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:872 comedi_unlocked_ioctl+0x165d/0x2f00 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:2178 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_sys ---truncated---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.30 and later | 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.30 and later Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68332
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8jv-c3w8-hc32
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/407b25bb9284d69c27309e691ab1e02f9e1c46ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fa1f4670c3c358a451546f0b80b9231952912d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8110402b0c24d822b0b933d87d50870d59667ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b3627b0d3b819de49b29c2c8cb1c64d54536b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fd8c8ad35c8d2390ce5ca2eb523c044bebdc072
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/698149d797d0178162f394c55d4ed52aa0e0b7f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888f7e2847bcb9df8257e656e1e837828942c53b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72262330f7b3ad2130e800cecf02adcce3c32c77
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68332 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68332 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g8jv-c3w8-hc32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68332 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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