hwmon: (gpio-fan) Fix use-after-free in alarm work
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: 1 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: hwmon: (gpio-fan) Fix use-after-free in alarm work fan_alarm_irq_handler() queues fan_data->alarm_work, but nothing cancels it. fan_alarm_notify() dereferences fan_data and its hwmon device. On unbind, devres frees the interrupt, which only waits for the handler itself, and then releases the hwmon device and fan_data, so a pending fan_alarm_notify() can run after those frees. Replace INIT_WORK() with devm_work_autocancel(), registered before devm_request_irq(). The devres cleanup then frees the interrupt first, so no new work can be queued, and cancels the work while fan_data and the hwmon device are still alive. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.
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 | 2.6.37 and later | 5.10.273, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.37 and later Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3
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: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5h6-rr2f-33x7
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@594c62eea7c82f526054496e9fa9b895122a8016, Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 3 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@7f96803f612134f585ab3b39e6d5b2d4b9c0606f · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f96803f612134f585ab3b39e6d5b2d4b9c0606f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/594c62eea7c82f526054496e9fa9b895122a8016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e67d9bdac810edacef78cbaeedd34445aa8ceb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9fc7d53b2eb34c0a607d1659f49b46911aaf16c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b12bd724db9db318e3a68be17693583dc29a066
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30755d3a5782cd704c8921cac8ee66dffe4383ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ab7f855891877a16d2e2ddf0cd0305fd098a85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2471ed17b0e6ff7bfb6b2ea8e6e5b04c309d293
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5h6-rr2f-33x7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97582 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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