Bug 2461538 (CVE-2026-31582) - CVE-2026-31582 kernel: hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free on USB disconnect
Summary: CVE-2026-31582 kernel: hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free on USB disconnect
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-31582
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-24 15:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-24 18:34 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-24 15:07:18 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free on USB disconnect

After powerz_disconnect() frees the URB and releases the mutex, a
subsequent powerz_read() call can acquire the mutex and call
powerz_read_data(), which dereferences the freed URB pointer.

Fix by:
 - Setting priv->urb to NULL in powerz_disconnect() so that
   powerz_read_data() can detect the disconnected state.
 - Adding a !priv->urb check at the start of powerz_read_data()
   to return -ENODEV on a disconnected device.
 - Moving usb_set_intfdata() before hwmon registration so the
   disconnect handler can always find the priv pointer.


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