{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"CVE-2025-21726","published":"2025-02-27T02:07:32.861Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:14.090812083Z","related":["ALSA-2025:20095","ALSA-2025:20518","SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1","SUSE-SU-2025:01627-1","SUSE-SU-2025:01633-1","SUSE-SU-2025:01640-1","SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1177-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1178-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1180-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1573-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1574-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20190-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20260-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1","USN-7521-2"],"summary":"padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npadata: avoid UAF for reorder_work\n\nAlthough the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it\ncan not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can\nhappen just as below:\n\ncrypto_request\t\t\tcrypto_request\t\tcrypto_del_alg\npadata_do_serial\n  ...\n  padata_reorder\n    // processes all remaining\n    // requests then breaks\n    while (1) {\n      if (!padata)\n        break;\n      ...\n    }\n\n\t\t\t\tpadata_do_serial\n\t\t\t\t  // new request added\n\t\t\t\t  list_add\n    // sees the new request\n    queue_work(reorder_work)\n\t\t\t\t  padata_reorder\n\t\t\t\t    queue_work_on(squeue->work)\n...\n\n\t\t\t\t<kworker context>\n\t\t\t\tpadata_serial_worker\n\t\t\t\t// completes new request,\n\t\t\t\t// no more outstanding\n\t\t\t\t// requests\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcrypto_del_alg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  // free pd\n\n<kworker context>\ninvoke_padata_reorder\n  // UAF of pd\n\nTo avoid UAF for 'reorder_work', get 'pd' ref before put 'reorder_work'\ninto the 'serial_wq' and put 'pd' ref until the 'serial_wq' 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