Revert "hwmon: (ibmpex) fix use-after-free in high/low store"
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "hwmon: (ibmpex) fix use-after-free in high/low store" This reverts commit 6946c726c3f4c36f0f049e6f97e88c510b15f65d. Jean Delvare points out that the patch does not completely fix the reported problem, that it in fact introduces a (new) race condition, and that it may actually not be needed in the first place. Various AI reviews agree. Specific and relevant AI feedback: " This reordering sets the driver data to NULL before removing the sensor attributes in the loop below. ibmpex_show_sensor() retrieves this driver data via dev_get_drvdata() but does not check if it is NULL before dereferencing it to access data->sensors[]. If a userspace process reads a sensor file (like temp1_input) while this delete function is running, could it race with the dev_set_drvdata(..., NULL) call here and crash in ibmpex_show_sensor()? Would it be safer to keep the original order where device_remove_file() is called before clearing the driver data? device_remove_file() should wait for any active sysfs callbacks to complete, which might already prevent the use-after-free this patch intends to fix. " Revert the offending patch. If it can be shown that the originally reported alleged race condition does indeed exist, it can always be re-introduced with a complete fix.
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 | 5.10.248 to before 5.10.252; 6.1.160 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.120 to before 6.6.128; 6.12.64 to before 6.12.75; 6.18.3 to before 6.18.14 | 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.19 and later | 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.248 to before 5.10.252; 6.1.160 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.120 to before 6.6.128; 6.12.64 to before 6.12.75; 6.18.3 to before 6.18.14 Fixed in 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.19 and later Fixed in 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.248 to before 5.10.252; 6.1.160 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.120 to before 6.6.128; 6.12.64 to before 6.12.75; 6.18.3 to before 6.18.14; 6.19.1 to before 6.19.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.248 to before 5.10.252; 6.1.160 to before 6.1.165; 6.6.120 to before 6.6.128; 6.12.64 to before 6.12.75; 6.18.3 to before 6.18.14; 6.19.1 to before 6.19.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.252, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45914
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf7m-gffh-f29c
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05112ba67c824ab416cd54307c0b50aba9f0047a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efd68429f23fb4015b0ebc2392334059e06fad18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f448acd86835a650f9ea83460b9ca347d3aafba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914b47c9b824d3d74f31c764163edf93302100b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14a38784e09aebc21207dc32fffa05247fc3dd64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/894d9c7aab68fd0c70c78b1d03c8fa589fb0f67d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bde3e395a85017f12af2b0ba5c3684f5af9c006
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Sources
- CVE-2026-45914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wf7m-gffh-f29c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-45914 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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