CVE-2026-90029 PUBLISHED

usb: storage: realtek_cr: fix use-after-free on disconnect

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 11.09.2026 Published: 16.09.2026 Updated: 16.09.2026

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

usb: storage: realtek_cr: fix use-after-free on disconnect

realtek_cr_destructor() calls timer_delete() before the chip containing the timer is freed. The timer callback may still be running and can rearm itself, resulting in a use-after-free.

Use timer_shutdown_sync() to wait for the callback and prevent further rearming. Do this unconditionally because ss_en may be changed after the timer is armed.

Move timer_setup() into init_realtek_cr() so the timer is initialized before any failure path can invoke the destructor.

Found by static analysis.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from e931830bb877e2aad9a1be83506f9bdb26c91e4e to 7c4e2f964c65dea4ea22386799d5fb10ef1e3e54 (excl.)
  • affected from e931830bb877e2aad9a1be83506f9bdb26c91e4e to cae9dbba6adae21a04a3bd045e07b489847ff2c6 (excl.)
  • affected from e931830bb877e2aad9a1be83506f9bdb26c91e4e to 4ffee1aebb0c0ffcda9faffd17834ea9b00d42cc (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 3.1 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 3.1 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.51 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.5 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc2 to * (incl.)

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