Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mmc: mxcmmc: cancel data work and watchdog on remove
mxcmci_remove() frees the host through the devm tail, but neither it nor
mmc_remove_host() drains the driver's own asynchronous state.
host->watchdog, a 10 s timer armed on the DMA path in mxcmci_setup_data(),
is deleted only by the DMA- and IRQ-complete paths, which the remove path
does not explicitly drain; it can therefore fire after the host is freed
and dereference it in mxcmci_watchdog(). host->datawork, armed from the
IRQ handler on the PIO path, is not cancelled by the remove path either.
Free the devm-registered IRQ, then cancel datawork and delete the watchdog
in mxcmci_remove(), before dma_release_channel(). Freeing the IRQ first
keeps a trailing handler from re-arming datawork between the cancel and
the host free. Both callbacks are non-self-rearming.
This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.
mmc: mxcmmc: cancel data work and watchdog on remove
mxcmci_remove() frees the host through the devm tail, but neither it nor
mmc_remove_host() drains the driver's own asynchronous state.
host->watchdog, a 10 s timer armed on the DMA path in mxcmci_setup_data(),
is deleted only by the DMA- and IRQ-complete paths, which the remove path
does not explicitly drain; it can therefore fire after the host is freed
and dereference it in mxcmci_watchdog(). host->datawork, armed from the
IRQ handler on the PIO path, is not cancelled by the remove path either.
Free the devm-registered IRQ, then cancel datawork and delete the watchdog
in mxcmci_remove(), before dma_release_channel(). Freeing the IRQ first
keeps a trailing handler from re-arming datawork between the cancel and
the host free. Both callbacks are non-self-rearming.
This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.
Published:
2026-10-06
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: mxcmmc: cancel data work and watchdog on remove mxcmci_remove() frees the host through the devm tail, but neither it nor mmc_remove_host() drains the driver's own asynchronous state. host->watchdog, a 10 s timer armed on the DMA path in mxcmci_setup_data(), is deleted only by the DMA- and IRQ-complete paths, which the remove path does not explicitly drain; it can therefore fire after the host is freed and dereference it in mxcmci_watchdog(). host->datawork, armed from the IRQ handler on the PIO path, is not cancelled by the remove path either. Free the devm-registered IRQ, then cancel datawork and delete the watchdog in mxcmci_remove(), before dma_release_channel(). Freeing the IRQ first keeps a trailing handler from re-arming datawork between the cancel and the host free. Both callbacks are non-self-rearming. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool. | |
| Title | mmc: mxcmmc: cancel data work and watchdog on remove | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:44:46.788Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.325Z
Link: CVE-2026-98210
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:07.333
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:07.333
Link: CVE-2026-98210
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