{"id":"CVE-2026-23452","title":"PM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal\n\nThe following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev->parent\npointer after the parent device has…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 20f6e2e22a9c6234113812d5f300d3e952a82721","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < b6dd1a562ca8ba96c8ecb247c62b73f9fa02d47e","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 5649b46af8b167259e8a8e4e7eb3667ce74554b5","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 39f2d86f2ddde8d1beda05732f30c7cd945e0b5a","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < c6febaacfb8a0aec7d771a0e6c21cd68102d5679","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < bb081fd37f8312651140d7429557258afe51693d","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < cf65a77c0f9531eb6cfb97cc040974d2d8fff043","Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 29ab768277617452d88c0607c9299cdc63b6e9ff","Linux 2.6.32"],"published":"2026-04-03","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T08:46:18.859Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23452","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f6e2e22a9c6234113812d5f300d3e952a82721"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6dd1a562ca8ba96c8ecb247c62b73f9fa02d47e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5649b46af8b167259e8a8e4e7eb3667ce74554b5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f2d86f2ddde8d1beda05732f30c7cd945e0b5a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6febaacfb8a0aec7d771a0e6c21cd68102d5679"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb081fd37f8312651140d7429557258afe51693d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf65a77c0f9531eb6cfb97cc040974d2d8fff043"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ab768277617452d88c0607c9299cdc63b6e9ff"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00091,"epssPercentile":0.00563,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.992Z","slug":"CVE-2026-23452","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal\n\nThe following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev->parent\npointer after the parent device has been freed:\n\n\t/* Maybe the parent is now able to suspend. */\n\tif (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children) {\n\t\tspin_unlock(&dev->power.lock);\n\n\t\tspin_lock(&parent->power.lock);\n\t\trpm_idle(parent, RPM_ASYNC);\n\t\tspin_unlock(&parent->power.lock);\n\n\t\tspin_lock(&dev->power.lock);\n\t}\n\nFix this by inserting a flush_work() call in pm_runtime_remove().\n\nWithout this patch blktest block/001 triggers the following complaint\nsporadically:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_acquire+0x70/0x160\nRead of size 1 at addr ffff88812bef7198 by task kworker/u553:1/3081\nWorkqueue: pm pm_runtime_work\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x80\n print_address_description.constprop.0+0x8b/0x310\n print_report+0xfd/0x1d7\n kasan_report+0xd8/0x1d0\n __kasan_check_byte+0x42/0x60\n lock_acquire.part.0+0x38/0x230\n lock_acquire+0x70/0x160\n _raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50\n rpm_suspend+0xc6a/0xfe0\n rpm_idle+0x578/0x770\n pm_runtime_work+0xee/0x120\n process_one_work+0xde3/0x1410\n worker_thread+0x5eb/0xfe0\n kthread+0x37b/0x480\n ret_from_fork+0x6cb/0x920\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n </TASK>\n\nAllocated by task 4314:\n kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40\n kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3d/0x50\n __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb0\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x311/0x990\n scsi_alloc_target+0x122/0xb60 [scsi_mod]\n __scsi_scan_target+0x101/0x460 [scsi_mod]\n scsi_scan_channel+0x179/0x1c0 [scsi_mod]\n scsi_scan_host_selected+0x259/0x2d0 [scsi_mod]\n store_scan+0x2d2/0x390 [scsi_mod]\n dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80\n sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670\n vfs_write+0x506/0x1470\n ksys_write+0xfd/0x230\n __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0\n x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810\n do_syscall_64+0xee/0xfc0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n\nFreed by task 4314:\n kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50\n kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40\n kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x50\n __kasan_slab_free+0x67/0x80\n kfree+0x225/0x6c0\n scsi_target_dev_release+0x3d/0x60 [scsi_mod]\n device_release+0xa3/0x220\n kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0\n kobject_put+0x72/0xd0\n put_device+0x17/0x20\n scsi_device_dev_release+0xacf/0x12c0 [scsi_mod]\n device_release+0xa3/0x220\n kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0\n kobject_put+0x72/0xd0\n put_device+0x17/0x20\n scsi_device_put+0x7f/0xc0 [scsi_mod]\n sdev_store_delete+0xa5/0x120 [scsi_mod]\n dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80\n sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670\n vfs_write+0x506/0x1470\n ksys_write+0xfd/0x230\n __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0\n x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 20f6e2e22a9c6234113812d5f300d3e952a82721`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < b6dd1a562ca8ba96c8ecb247c62b73f9fa02d47e`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 5649b46af8b167259e8a8e4e7eb3667ce74554b5`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 39f2d86f2ddde8d1beda05732f30c7cd945e0b5a`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < c6febaacfb8a0aec7d771a0e6c21cd68102d5679`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < bb081fd37f8312651140d7429557258afe51693d`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < cf65a77c0f9531eb6cfb97cc040974d2d8fff043`\n- `Linux >= 5e928f77a09a07f9dd595bb8a489965d69a83458 < 29ab768277617452d88c0607c9299cdc63b6e9ff`\n- `Linux 2.6.32`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}