In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/imgpdc: Fix resource leak, add missing chained handler cleanup on remove
The driver allocates domain generic chips using irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips() during probe and sets up chained handlers using irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(). However, on driver removal, the generic chips are not freed and the chained handlers are not removed.
The generic chips remain on the global gc_list and may later be accessed by generic interrupt chip suspend, resume, or shutdown callbacks after the driver has been removed, potentially resulting in a use-after-free and kernel crash.
The chained handlers that were installed in probe for peripheral and syswake interrupts are also left dangling, which can lead to spurious interrupts accessing freed memory.
Fix these issues by:
- Setting IRQ_DOMAIN_FLAG_DESTROY_GC flag in domain->flags, so the core code automatically removes generic chips when irq_domain_remove() is called
- Clearing all chained handlers with NULL in pdc_intc_remove()
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
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