mmc: vub300: fix use-after-free on probe failure
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
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: vub300: fix use-after-free on probe failure The vub300 driver lifetime-manages its controller state using vub300->kref, with vub300_delete() freeing the mmc host when the last reference is dropped. The probe error path after the inactivity timer has been armed still bypasses that lifetime rule, however, and falls through to mmc_free_host() directly if mmc_add_host() fails. The race window is between arming the inactivity timer and reaching the probe error unwind after mmc_add_host() fails: probe thread timer/workqueue ------------ --------------- kref_init(&vub300->kref) ref = 1 kref_get(&vub300->kref) ref = 2, timer ref add_timer(inactivity_timer) fires after one second | | race window |<----------------------------------------------------> | mmc_add_host(mmc) inactivity timer fires vub300_queue_dead_work() kref_get() ref = 3 queue_work(deadwork) mmc_add_host() fails timer_delete_sync() mmc_free_host(mmc) frees vub300 deadwork runs use-after-free The inactivity timeout is one second, so this would require mmc_add_host() to both fail and take more than one second to do so. This is unlikely to happen in practice, but the error path is still wrong. timer_delete_sync() only waits for the timer callback itself. It does not flush deadwork that the callback may already have queued. As a result, queued deadwork can still hold a kref while the probe error path directly frees the backing mmc host, including the vub300 storage. Fix this by using the same lifetime mechanism as disconnect. Clear vub300->interface so that the timer callback and any queued deadwork return early and drop their references, then drop the initial probe reference and return without falling through to err_free_host.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.9.337 to before 4.10; 4.14.303 to before 4.15; 4.19.270 to before 4.20; 5.4.229 to before 5.5; 5.10.163 to before 5.11; 5.15.86 to before 5.16; 6.0.16 to before 6.1; 6.1.2 to before 6.2 | 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.1, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 and later | 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9.337 to before 4.10; 4.14.303 to before 4.15; 4.19.270 to before 4.20; 5.4.229 to before 5.5; 5.10.163 to before 5.11; 5.15.86 to before 5.16; 6.0.16 to before 6.1; 6.1.2 to before 6.2 Fixed in 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.1, 6.2 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.2 and later Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.1, 6.2
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- 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-2026-72073
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w4f-22fv-v9w4
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@6c66653dac9b25272d5fd4ed42a34aa5249e16df +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/face65f80c6946c631ca3490b4ebd2c016a4fd2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c66653dac9b25272d5fd4ed42a34aa5249e16df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b82af744e06cd741938c3da54fdbe564a7e52d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618cf6b139503ec18ef93ffd663396aaf99b763a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b5f242997a3be7404112fd48784881560aea57
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72073 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72073 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w4f-22fv-v9w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72073 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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