In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: cpcap-battery: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
Using the `devm_` variant for requesting IRQ _before_ the `devm_`
variant for allocating/registering the `power_supply` handle, means that
the `power_supply` handle will be deallocated/unregistered _before_ the
interrupt handler (since `devm_` naturally deallocates in reverse
allocation order). This means that during removal, there is a race
condition where an interrupt can fire just _after_ the `power_supply`
handle has been freed, *but* just _before_ the corresponding
unregistration of the IRQ handler has run.
This will lead to the IRQ handler calling `power_supply_changed()` with
a freed `power_supply` handle. Which usually crashes the system or
otherwise silently corrupts the memory...
Note that there is a similar situation which can also happen during
`probe()`; the possibility of an interrupt firing _before_ registering
the `power_supply` handle. This would then lead to the nasty situation
of using the `power_supply` handle *uninitialized* in
`power_supply_changed()`.
Fix this racy use-after-free by making sure the IRQ is requested _after_
the registration of the `power_supply` handle.
References
Configurations
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History
25 Jun 2026, 21:13
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2841bbb5a35c4449c0a0458e8e476b2a62f95147 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce2334be155bd8bad6377e99984246ce4dbd08c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ff75cba1c98349a23a8f9333981deba1972cc11 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/642f33e34b969eedec334738fd5df95d2dc42742 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c549dd3de4b3f6e726d1b8386d40ccf7d3abdbe4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb9b07f88a9ef6518934c41eb3e8cf840d657d5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e261be6f18929f2397cd54cd583a2df624c129c1 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3fbe309c9bfe1aac1e2b26543e9dc4829f3275a - Patch | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
27 May 2026, 14:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 14:17
Updated : 2026-06-25 21:13
NVD link : CVE-2026-45885
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45885
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45885
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
