PM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal
The following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev->parent
pointer after the parent device has been freed:
/* Maybe the parent is now able to suspend. */
if (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children) {
spin_unlock(&dev->power.lock);
spin_lock(&parent->power.lock);
rpm_idle(parent, RPM_ASYNC);
spin_unlock(&parent->power.lock);
spin_lock(&dev->power.lock);
}
Fix this by inserting a flush_work() call in pm_runtime_remove().
Without this patch blktest block/001 triggers the following complaint
sporadically:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_acquire+0x70/0x160
Read of size 1 at addr ffff88812bef7198 by task kworker/u553:1/3081
Workqueue: pm pm_runtime_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x80
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x8b/0x310
print_report+0xfd/0x1d7
kasan_report+0xd8/0x1d0
__kasan_check_byte+0x42/0x60
lock_acquire.part.0+0x38/0x230
lock_acquire+0x70/0x160
_raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50
rpm_suspend+0xc6a/0xfe0
rpm_idle+0x578/0x770
pm_runtime_work+0xee/0x120
process_one_work+0xde3/0x1410
worker_thread+0x5eb/0xfe0
kthread+0x37b/0x480
ret_from_fork+0x6cb/0x920
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
</TASK>
Allocated by task 4314:
kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3d/0x50
__kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb0
__kmalloc_noprof+0x311/0x990
scsi_alloc_target+0x122/0xb60 [scsi_mod]
__scsi_scan_target+0x101/0x460 [scsi_mod]
scsi_scan_channel+0x179/0x1c0 [scsi_mod]
scsi_scan_host_selected+0x259/0x2d0 [scsi_mod]
store_scan+0x2d2/0x390 [scsi_mod]
dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80
sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670
vfs_write+0x506/0x1470
ksys_write+0xfd/0x230
__x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810
do_syscall_64+0xee/0xfc0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Freed by task 4314:
kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40
kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x50
__kasan_slab_free+0x67/0x80
kfree+0x225/0x6c0
scsi_target_dev_release+0x3d/0x60 [scsi_mod]
device_release+0xa3/0x220
kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0
kobject_put+0x72/0xd0
put_device+0x17/0x20
scsi_device_dev_release+0xacf/0x12c0 [scsi_mod]
device_release+0xa3/0x220
kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0
kobject_put+0x72/0xd0
put_device+0x17/0x20
scsi_device_put+0x7f/0xc0 [scsi_mod]
sdev_store_delete+0xa5/0x120 [scsi_mod]
dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80
sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670
vfs_write+0x506/0x1470
ksys_write+0xfd/0x230
__x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4561-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6238-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6243-1 | linux security update |
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
|
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-364 | |
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
threat_severity
|
cvssV3_1
|
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal The following code in pm_runtime_work() may dereference the dev->parent pointer after the parent device has been freed: /* Maybe the parent is now able to suspend. */ if (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children) { spin_unlock(&dev->power.lock); spin_lock(&parent->power.lock); rpm_idle(parent, RPM_ASYNC); spin_unlock(&parent->power.lock); spin_lock(&dev->power.lock); } Fix this by inserting a flush_work() call in pm_runtime_remove(). Without this patch blktest block/001 triggers the following complaint sporadically: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_acquire+0x70/0x160 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88812bef7198 by task kworker/u553:1/3081 Workqueue: pm pm_runtime_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x80 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x8b/0x310 print_report+0xfd/0x1d7 kasan_report+0xd8/0x1d0 __kasan_check_byte+0x42/0x60 lock_acquire.part.0+0x38/0x230 lock_acquire+0x70/0x160 _raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50 rpm_suspend+0xc6a/0xfe0 rpm_idle+0x578/0x770 pm_runtime_work+0xee/0x120 process_one_work+0xde3/0x1410 worker_thread+0x5eb/0xfe0 kthread+0x37b/0x480 ret_from_fork+0x6cb/0x920 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> Allocated by task 4314: kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3d/0x50 __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb0 __kmalloc_noprof+0x311/0x990 scsi_alloc_target+0x122/0xb60 [scsi_mod] __scsi_scan_target+0x101/0x460 [scsi_mod] scsi_scan_channel+0x179/0x1c0 [scsi_mod] scsi_scan_host_selected+0x259/0x2d0 [scsi_mod] store_scan+0x2d2/0x390 [scsi_mod] dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80 sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670 vfs_write+0x506/0x1470 ksys_write+0xfd/0x230 __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0 x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810 do_syscall_64+0xee/0xfc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 Freed by task 4314: kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x18/0x40 kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x67/0x80 kfree+0x225/0x6c0 scsi_target_dev_release+0x3d/0x60 [scsi_mod] device_release+0xa3/0x220 kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0 kobject_put+0x72/0xd0 put_device+0x17/0x20 scsi_device_dev_release+0xacf/0x12c0 [scsi_mod] device_release+0xa3/0x220 kobject_cleanup+0x105/0x3a0 kobject_put+0x72/0xd0 put_device+0x17/0x20 scsi_device_put+0x7f/0xc0 [scsi_mod] sdev_store_delete+0xa5/0x120 [scsi_mod] dev_attr_store+0x43/0x80 sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3ef/0x670 vfs_write+0x506/0x1470 ksys_write+0xfd/0x230 __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0 x64_sys_call+0x213/0x1810 | |
| Title | PM: runtime: Fix a race condition related to device removal | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:07:15.926Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.020Z
Link: CVE-2026-23452
No data.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-04-03T16:16:31.617
Modified: 2026-04-18T09:16:27.643
Link: CVE-2026-23452
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-08T19:53:50Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA