In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: bq25980: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
Using the `devm_` variant for requesting IRQ _before_ the `devm_` variant for allocating/registering the `power_supply` handle, means that the `power_supply` handle will be deallocated/unregistered _before_ the interrupt handler (since `devm_` naturally deallocates in reverse allocation order). This means that during removal, there is a race condition where an interrupt can fire just _after_ the `power_supply` handle has been freed, *but* just _before_ the corresponding unregistration of the IRQ handler has run.
This will lead to the IRQ handler calling `power_supply_changed()` with a freed `power_supply` handle. Which usually crashes the system or otherwise silently corrupts the memory...
Note that there is a similar situation which can also happen during `probe()`; the possibility of an interrupt firing _before_ registering the `power_supply` handle. This would then lead to the nasty situation of using the `power_supply` handle *uninitialized* in `power_supply_changed()`.
Fix this racy use-after-free by making sure the IRQ is requested _after_ the registration of the `power_supply` handle.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 28, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2049-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1045-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade 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linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1055-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-134-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia | Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jun 12, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
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