In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i2c: core: Fix double-free of fwnode in i2c_unregister_device()
Before commit df6d7277e552 ("i2c: core: Do not dereference fwnode in struct
device"), i2c_unregister_device() only called fwnode_handle_put() on
of_node-s in the form of calling of_node_put(client->dev.of_node).
But after this commit the i2c_client's fwnode now unconditionally gets
fwnode_handle_put() on it.
When the i2c_client has no primary (ACPI / OF) fwnode but it does have
a software fwnode, the software-node will be the primary node and
fwnode_handle_put() will put() it.
But for the software fwnode device_remove_software_node() will also put()
it leading to a double free:
[ 82.665598] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 82.665609] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
[ 82.665808] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1502 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x11
...
[ 82.666830] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110
...
[ 82.666962] <TASK>
[ 82.666971] i2c_unregister_device+0x60/0x90
Fix this by not calling fwnode_handle_put() when the primary fwnode is
a software-node.
References
Configurations
History
25 Nov 2025, 22:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-415 | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c24e5fc0c7096e00c202a6a3e0c342c1afb47c2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffe02f7c4e36090154646612e67d331832f92037 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
04 Sep 2025, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-09-04 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-25 22:06
NVD link : CVE-2025-38682
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38682
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38682
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-415
Double Free