CVE-2025-39859
19.09.2025, 16:15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ptp: ocp: fix use-after-free bugs causing by ptp_ocp_watchdog
The ptp_ocp_detach() only shuts down the watchdog timer if it is
pending. However, if the timer handler is already running, the
timer_delete_sync() is not called. This leads to race conditions
where the devlink that contains the ptp_ocp is deallocated while
the timer handler is still accessing it, resulting in use-after-free
bugs. The following details one of the race scenarios.
(thread 1) | (thread 2)
ptp_ocp_remove() |
ptp_ocp_detach() | ptp_ocp_watchdog()
if (timer_pending(&bp->watchdog))| bp = timer_container_of()
timer_delete_sync() |
|
devlink_free(devlink) //free |
| bp-> //use
Resolve this by unconditionally calling timer_delete_sync() to ensure
the timer is reliably deactivated, preventing any access after free.Enginsight| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.16.6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17:rc1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17:rc2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17:rc3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17:rc4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure