Answer in brief
CVE-2025-39993 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <9348976003e39754af344949579e824a0a210fc4 || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <b03fac6e2a38331faf8510b480becfa90cea1c9f || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <71c52b073922d05e79e6de7fc7f5f38f927929a4 || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <71096a6161a25e84acddb89a9d77f138502d26ab || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <71da40648741d15b302700b68973fe8b382aef3c || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <fd5d3e6b149ec8cce045d86a2b5e3664d6b32ba5 || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <d9f6ce99624a41c3bcb29a8d7d79b800665229dd || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <2e7fd93b9cc565b839bc55a6662475718963e156 || >=21677cfc562a27e099719d413287bc8d1d24deb7 <fa0f61cc1d828178aa921475a9b786e7fbb65ccb | 9348976003e39754af344949579e824a0a210fc4, b03fac6e2a38331faf8510b480becfa90cea1c9f, 71c52b073922d05e79e6de7fc7f5f38f927929a4, 71096a6161a25e84acddb89a9d77f138502d26ab, 71da40648741d15b302700b68973fe8b382aef3c, fd5d3e6b149ec8cce045d86a2b5e3664d6b32ba5, d9f6ce99624a41c3bcb29a8d7d79b800665229dd, 2e7fd93b9cc565b839bc55a6662475718963e156, fa0f61cc1d828178aa921475a9b786e7fbb65ccb |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.35 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 15, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect() Syzbot reports a KASAN issue as below: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __create_pipe include/linux/usb.h:1945 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in send_packet+0xa2d/0xbc0 drivers/media/rc/imon.c:627 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880256fb000 by task syz-executor314/4465 CPU: 2 PID: 4465 Comm: syz-executor314 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc1-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:317 [inline] print_report.cold+0x2ba/0x6e9 mm/kasan/report.c:433 kasan_report+0xb1/0x1e0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 __create_pipe include/linux/usb.h:1945 [inline] send_packet+0xa2d/0xbc0 drivers/media/rc/imon.c:627 vfd_write+0x2d9/0x550 drivers/media/rc/imon.c:991 vfs_write+0x2d7/0xdd0 fs/read_write.c:576 ksys_write+0x127/0x250 fs/read_write.c:631 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The iMON driver improperly releases the usb_device reference in imon_disconnect without coordinating with active users of the device. Specifically, the fields usbdev_intf0 and usbdev_intf1 are not protected by the users counter (ictx->users). During probe, imon_init_intf0 or imon_init_intf1 increments the usb_device reference count depending on the interface. However, during disconnect, usb_put_dev is called unconditionally, regardless of actual usage. As a result, if vfd_write or other operations are still in progress after disconnect, this can lead to a use-after-free of the usb_device pointer. Thread 1 vfd_write Thread 2 imon_disconnect ... if usb_put_dev(ictx->usbdev_intf0) else usb_put_dev(ictx->usbdev_intf1) ... while send_packet if pipe = usb_sndintpipe( ictx->usbdev_intf0) UAF else pipe = usb_sndctrlpipe( ictx->usbdev_intf0, 0) UAF Guard access to usbdev_intf0 and usbdev_intf1 after disconnect by checking ictx->disconnected in all writer paths. Add early return with -ENODEV in send_packet(), vfd_write(), lcd_write() and display_open() if the device is no longer present. Set and read ictx->disconnected under ictx->lock to ensure memory synchronization. Acquire the lock in imon_disconnect() before setting the flag to synchronize with any ongoing operations. Ensure writers exit early and safely after disconnect before the USB core proceeds with cleanup. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
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