CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80622

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, in the tlclk driver, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the tlclk_cleanup() function. The issue involves freeing memory before device operations are complete, which can lead to crashes or incorrect behavior.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could be exploited to cause a system crash or potentially escalate privileges if the module is loaded and unloaded at inappropriate times.

Recommendation

Install an updated Linux kernel with the fix that sets the module owner and improves the resource release order.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: tlclk: fix use-after-free in tlclk_cleanup() This patch improves the module cleanup process in the tlclk driver to prevent potential use-after-free and race conditions. Currently, the file_operations structure does not specify the .owner field, which could allow the module to be unloaded while user-space processes are still interacting with the device. Additionally, the tlclk_cleanup() function frees the alarm_events memory before ensuring that blocked processes in the waitqueue are fully awakened and that the switchover_timer has completed. To address these cases, this patch: - Sets '.owner = THIS_MODULE' in tlclk_fops to safely defer module unloading while the device is in use. - Updates tlclk_cleanup() to explicitly wake up all blocked readers (wake_up_all), properly release hardware I/O regions, and safely delete the timer (timer_delete_sync) prior to freeing memory.

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