CVE-2024-50051
kernel: spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 11, 2025
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove
If we remove the module which will call mpc52xx_spi_remove it will free 'ms' through spi_unregister_controller. while the work ms->work will be used. The sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug.
Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with the cleanup in mpc52xx_spi_remove.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free