CVE-2026-72482

High

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().

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026

How to fix

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  • Linux Linuxfdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5, 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7, c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf, 6.18.40, 6.20 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxcae26eff1b56d78bed7873cf3e60a2b1bdd4da6c ≤ v < fdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5, d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6 ≤ v < 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7, d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6 ≤ v < c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf, 28c75dd143ead62e0dfac564c79d251e21d5d74b, 6.18.22 ≤ v < 6.18.40, 6.19.12 ≤ v < 6.20, 7.0fdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5, 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7, c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf, 6.18.40, 6.20

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