Input: ims-pcu - fix use-after-free and double-free in disconnect
Published Aug 15, 2026
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
ims_pcu_disconnect() only intended to perform cleanup when the primary (control) interface is unbound. However, it currently relies on the interface class to distinguish between control and data interfaces. A malicious device could present a data interface with the same class as the control interface, leading to premature cleanup and potential use-after-free or double-free.
Switch to verifying that the interface being disconnected is indeed the control interface.
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- Version 3.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<3.10
- Version 5.10.261StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.10.*
- Version 5.15.212StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 6.1.178StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.97StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.18.40StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.18.*
- Version 6.6.145StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
- Version 7.1.5StatusunaffectedConstraints<=7.1.*
- Version 7.2StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (13)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72079 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516335 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293388e42e5c0865204de6f36bfb8662156fce3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/315f269ea04bc1477ab9bf351e939623d12a1621
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/462a999917755a3bf77448dfd64307963cf0a9f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a6c373e6a82eddc522342c8a8db7072c65f2b56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aacc18004b1a915ccb8a829d30279a37988066e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/921abbb33887052e46b1b77299f87a3c741dc580
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b3f4d42fbf58f06f0d49e37a9d0d9392eca338
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0b58ba489d0bdaa18c7dd8beeaeb954dd7dbb7
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081520-CVE-2026-72079-0a52@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72079
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72079
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