CVE-2026-93200 PUBLISHED

i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this

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

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

i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this

sysfs attribute callbacks for the master controller device dereference master->this. However, master->this is freed in i3c_master_detach_free_devs() before the master device itself is released.

As a result, sysfs accesses can dereference a freed master->this pointer, leading to a use-after-free.

Keep master->this alive until i3c_masterdev_release(), which is called after the master device and its sysfs state are being torn down. Do not free master->this as part of the normal device detach path.

On the error path in i3c_master_set_info(), reset master->this and bus.cur_master to NULL before freeing the allocated device.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 to 4f3145db05fede36b35f8249b8acde5bd5d54864 (excl.)
  • affected from 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 to 50034d8d0f797c3a7a599f750a7d3e792e80dea5 (excl.)
  • affected from 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 to feb0ed76601f3c2f91f08688c5a7d8b9d382f720 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.0 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.0 (excl.)
  • 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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