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CVE-2026-74652

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's amba-pl011 driver, RS485 trigger hrtimers are embedded in the devm-managed port and can fire after it is freed. The IRQ handler can arm a timer, so free the IRQ first and then cancel both timers.

Risk Assessment

Use-after-free can lead to system crashes or unpredictable behavior, especially in the suspend-then-unbind path.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that frees the IRQ before canceling timers, completes RS485 stop without arming a timer, and cancels timers in remove() for the suspend-then-unbind path.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: amba-pl011: cancel RS485 hrtimers after freeing IRQ The RS485 trigger hrtimers are embedded in the devm-managed port and can fire after it is freed. The IRQ handler can arm a timer, so free the IRQ first and then cancel both timers. Complete the RS485 stop without arming a timer, and cancel the timers in remove() for the suspend-then-unbind path, where shutdown is not called. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

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