CVE-2026-92506 PUBLISHED

firmware: arm_scmi: Fix requested device removal race

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 16.09.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

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

firmware: arm_scmi: Fix requested device removal race

scmi_protocol_device_unrequest() drops scmi_requested_devices_mtx while notifying listeners but continues to retain the per-protocol list head. When two SCMI drivers for the same protocol unregister concurrently, one thread can remove the final request and free the list head while the other is running its notifier. The latter then dereferences the freed list head after reacquiring the mutex and can free it a second time.

Complete the list and IDR updates, including freeing an empty list head, before dropping the mutex. Keep the blocking notifier outside the critical section and retain only the detached request across the callback.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from d3cd7c525fd2ecce3a6c963f314969a54783d211 to 2ff7713b7308cd6bea3328f7cd750b5eaab42af3 (excl.)
  • affected from d3cd7c525fd2ecce3a6c963f314969a54783d211 to 1c35915eaaa81a12340c838c5c2ccb02be2194c3 (excl.)
  • affected from d3cd7c525fd2ecce3a6c963f314969a54783d211 to c3d4ef1c0ca6917aad6f1093b49f3932944a8c19 (excl.)
  • affected from d3cd7c525fd2ecce3a6c963f314969a54783d211 to 21d35c5f46e99e9047bb9ded3ecb5ab440dd75b3 (excl.)
  • affected from d3cd7c525fd2ecce3a6c963f314969a54783d211 to 2c4097e6c4aed276c5e9ec2ab331ab397ea780bf (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 6.3 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 6.3 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.157 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.110 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.52 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.6 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc1 to * (incl.)

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