CVE-2026-99050

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: fix race when arming the IRQ poll worker gpio_mpsse_irq_enable() arms the poll worker before publishing it: schedule_work() runs before the worker is added to priv->workers. If gpio_mpsse_disconnect() walks the list in that window it misses the worker, and once disconnect returns, the USB core frees mpsse_priv while the orphaned gpio_mpsse_poll() work keeps accessing it, causing a use-after-free. Fix this by publishing and arming the worker in one irq_spin critical section. Teardown walks the same list under irq_spin, so a worker found on the list is guaranteed to be armed, and cancel_work_sync() handles it whether it is queued or running. A worker armed after the disconnect walk would still be missed, so also set a new priv->dying flag under irq_spin before the teardown walk, and check it in the same critical section, freeing it via kfree_rcu() instead when the device is going away, since kfree() would be called with the IRQ core's raw spinlock held and may sleep on PREEMPT_RT. schedule_work() is safe to call with irq_spin held, and the next probe gets a fresh mpsse_priv, so the flag never needs to be cleared. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability5. percentile0.2%
ProductLinux
PublishedOct 23, 2026
First seenOct 23, 2026

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux76390ac0bca7e5058b7482eb4d951c3bda5df812, c0071ee496e1228976c72b096f529503222708a0, 7efa1a1953cd6b20b23a3524d5b4b81789c6ef25, 6.18.57 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5 ≤ v < 76390ac0bca7e5058b7482eb4d951c3bda5df812, 179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271 ≤ v < c0071ee496e1228976c72b096f529503222708a0, 179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271 ≤ v < 7efa1a1953cd6b20b23a3524d5b4b81789c6ef25, 6.18.6 ≤ v < 6.18.57, 6.1976390ac0bca7e5058b7482eb4d951c3bda5df812, c0071ee496e1228976c72b096f529503222708a0, 7efa1a1953cd6b20b23a3524d5b4b81789c6ef25, 6.18.57

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