CVE-2025-71073
Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device
Published 9 mo ago · modified 8 d ago · JSON
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device
lkkbd_interrupt() schedules lk->tq via schedule_work(), and the work handler lkkbd_reinit() dereferences the lkkbd structure and its serio/input_dev fields.
lkkbd_disconnect() and error paths in lkkbd_connect() free the lkkbd structure without preventing the reinit work from being queued again until serio_close() returns. This can allow the work handler to run after the structure has been freed, leading to a potential use-after-free.
Use disable_work_sync() instead of cancel_work_sync() to ensure the reinit work cannot be re-queued, and call it both in lkkbd_disconnect() and in lkkbd_connect() error paths after serio_open().
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
- Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/fb76f871d6155c52ccc0401bbde77dd20b83d0c1
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/8cf889d45bbc8477206dda78c8f757ea8ff68213
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/3a7cd1397c209076c371d53bf39a55c138f62342
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/cffc4e29b1e2d44ab094cf142d7c461ff09b9104
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/e58c88f0cb2d8ed89de78f6f17409d29cfab6c5c
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2025-71073
- NVD: CVE-2025-71073
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