In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: uclogic: fix use-after-free of inrange_timer on remove
uclogic_remove() cancels the pen in-range timer and then stops the device:
timer_delete_sync(&drvdata->inrange_timer); hid_hw_stop(hdev);
timer_delete_sync() only guarantees the timer is idle at that instant. uclogic_raw_event_pen() keeps delivering pen reports until hid_hw_stop() stops the transport several lines later, and every report with pen->inrange == UCLOGIC_PARAMS_PEN_INRANGE_NONE re-arms the timer:
mod_timer(&drvdata->inrange_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100));
A report landing between the timer_delete_sync() call and the transport teardown in hid_hw_stop() re-arms inrange_timer after it was cancelled. uclogic_remove() then returns and the devm drvdata is freed, while hid_hw_stop() has already freed the input device drvdata->pen_input points at, so when the timer fires ~100 ms later uclogic_inrange_timeout() dereferences freed memory -- a use-after-free in timer-softirq context.
Swapping the two calls is not a fix: stopping the device first frees drvdata->pen_input via hidinput_disconnect() while the timer may still be pending, so a timer already armed before removal fires on the freed input device in the window before timer_delete_sync() runs.
Use timer_shutdown_sync() before hid_hw_stop() instead. It cancels the timer, waits for a running callback while pen_input is still valid, and prevents any further re-arming -- a later mod_timer() from an in-flight report is silently ignored -- so the timer is provably dead before hid_hw_stop() frees the inputs. This is the ordering the timer core documents for this "timer re-armed from another path" teardown case.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-hwe-7.0Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-riscv-7.0Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-riscvUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
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