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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40223

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40223 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: most: usb: Fix use-after-free in hdm_disconnect hdm_disconnect() calls most_deregister_interface(), which eventually unregisters the MOST interface device with device_unregister(iface->dev). If that drops the last reference, the device core may call release_mdev() immediately while hdm_disconnect() is still executing. The old code also freed several mdev-owned allocations in hdm_disconnect() and then performed additional put_device() calls. Depending on refcount order, this could lead to use-after-free or double-free when release_mdev() ran (or when unregister paths also performed puts). Fix by moving the frees of mdev-owned allocations into release_mdev(), so they happen exactly once when the device is truly released, and by dropping the extra put_device() calls in hdm_disconnect() that are redundant after device_unregister() and most_deregister_interface(). This addresses the KASAN slab-use-after-free reported by syzbot in hdm_disconnect(). See report and stack traces in the bug link below.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.43-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1
Debian:12linux6.1.85-1, 0, 6.1.106-1
Debian:11linux5.10.162-1, 5.10.244-1, 5.10.46-4
Debian:13linux6.12.43-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Dec 4, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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