GHSA-9338-v6x4-3wv5MediumCVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: Add winch to...

Published
June 24, 2024
Last Modified
October 15, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

um: Add winch to winch_handlers before registering winch IRQ

Registering a winch IRQ is racy, an interrupt may occur before the winch is added to the winch_handlers list.

If that happens, register_winch_irq() adds to that list a winch that is scheduled to be (or has already been) freed, causing a panic later in winch_cleanup().

Avoid the race by adding the winch to the winch_handlers list before registering the IRQ, and rolling back if um_request_irq() fails.

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