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The worker obtains the state with container_of() and\ndereferences it, so it must not outlive the state.\n\nnetup_ci_init() queues the initial status read, and CI GPIO interrupts\nsubsequently queue the same work from netup_ci_slot_status(). During\nremove, cx23885_finidev() calls free_irq() before the CI device is\nunregistered. free_irq() prevents further IRQ handlers from running,\nbut does not drain work queued previously, so the worker can run after\nnetup_ci_exit() frees the state.\n\nCall cancel_work_sync() before dvb_ca_en50221_release() and kfree().\n\nThis issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The use-after-free is reached only on local PCI teardown of the NetUP Dual DVB-S2 CI card (cx23885_finidev \u2192 cx23885_dvb_unregister \u2192 netup_ci_exit) via sysfs unbind/remove, rmmod, or local PCI hot-remove. No network, adjacent-network, or remote-peer path queues netup_read_ci_status or frees netup_ci_state.\nAC:L - netup_ci_init() unconditionally schedule_work()s the status worker, and CAM GPIO IRQs re-queue it via netup_ci_slot_status(); an attacker who then unbinds/rebinds controls both sides of the missing cancel_work_sync race. The worker's 33-byte I2C transfer widens a retryable window, so this UAF is Low complexity.\nPR:L - Per CNA driver-removal UAF precedent on this same NetUP PCIe DVB family (CVE-2023-53219), an unprivileged local video-group/uaccess user on broadcast, HTPC, or set-top systems can spray the freed netup_ci_state while teardown proceeds. Init-namespace root is not required for the UAF itself.\nUI:N - The attacker queues the CI work (driver bind or CAM GPIO) and initiates PCI unbind, rmmod, or hot-remove themselves. No separate victim action such as mounting a filesystem or opening attacker-supplied content is required.\nS:U - The use-after-free corrupts the host kernel netup_ci_state heap object and dvb_ca_en50221 private state within the same security authority. It is not a VM escape, IOMMU/DMA isolation bypass, or sandbox breakout.\nC:H - After kfree(state), netup_read_ci_status recovers the object via container_of() and reads state->ca, i2c_adap, and status from freed memory. Spraying the slab turns this kernel heap UAF into an arbitrary read, which per UAF guidance is Confidentiality High.\nI:H - The dangling worker writes state->status/next_status_checked_time and calls dvb_ca_en50221_frda_irq(), which loads ca->pub->read_cam_control from the freed object, a heap-spray function-pointer hijack. UAF memory corruption is scored Integrity High.\nA:H - Use-after-free of netup_ci_state from workqueue context after kfree, or a NULL deref of ca->private if the worker interleaves dvb_ca_en50221_release, oopses or panics the kernel even when not fully exploited, so availability impact is High."}]}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cimax2.c"], "versions": [{"version": "c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d", "lessThan": "aaf76794b870b0f391eff339252a2e2e22f33a4a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d", "lessThan": "f7ff5adb63c1b277565afa54ccc0924d841b4a52", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c184dcd282337c09695a4c1761d7ac77fdc8fb7d", "lessThan": "140ecbcbf978fbe60f83f8d4f8b1199029a5c763", "status": "affected", "versionType": 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