In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mtk-jpeg: fix use-after-free in release path due to uncancelled work
The mtk_jpeg_release() function frees the context structure (ctx) without
first cancelling any pending or running work in ctx->jpeg_work. This
creates a race window where the workqueue callback may still be accessing
the context memory after it has been freed.
Race condition:
CPU 0 (release) CPU 1 (workqueue)
---------------- ------------------
close()
mtk_jpeg_release()
mtk_jpegenc_worker()
ctx = work->data
// accessing ctx
kfree(ctx) // freed!
access ctx // UAF!
The work is queued via queue_work() during JPEG encode/decode operations
(via mtk_jpeg_device_run). If the device is closed while work is pending
or running, the work handler will access freed memory.
Fix this by calling cancel_work_sync() BEFORE acquiring the mutex. This
ordering is critical: if cancel_work_sync() is called after mutex_lock(),
and the work handler also tries to acquire the same mutex, it would cause
a deadlock.
Note: The open error path does NOT need cancel_work_sync() because
INIT_WORK() only initializes the work structure - it does not schedule
it. Work is only scheduled later during ioctl operations.
References
Configurations
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History
16 Jun 2026, 15:25
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0498b27a1542021d90269d58347501d4c3ccd84e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2209fdae5c2f615930c9af1379c1cfca199ec5d8 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26506a30e0e26d612f82a7bf0e395626968a44e6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c519feef3e4fcff1078dc8bdb25fbbbd10303f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e78c39f720679fcf3a2eacd82725ec3ea2648301 - Patch |
30 May 2026, 11:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
27 May 2026, 14:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 14:17
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:52
NVD link : CVE-2026-46011
Mitre link : CVE-2026-46011
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46011
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
