GHSA-QGF6-M828-GPV5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 21:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rpmsg: core: fix race in driver_override_show() and use core helper
The driver_override_show function reads the driver_override string without holding the device_lock. However, the store function modifies and frees the string while holding the device_lock. This creates a race condition where the string can be freed by the store function while being read by the show function, leading to a use-after-free.
To fix this, replace the rpmsg_string_attr macro with explicit show and store functions. The new driver_override_store uses the standard driver_set_override helper. Since the introduction of driver_set_override, the comments in include/linux/rpmsg.h have stated that this helper must be used to set or clear driver_override, but the implementation was not updated until now.
Because driver_set_override modifies and frees the string while holding the device_lock, the new driver_override_show now correctly holds the device_lock during the read operation to prevent the race.
Additionally, since rpmsg_string_attr has only ever been used for driver_override, removing the macro simplifies the code.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-71274"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-362"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T12:16:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrpmsg: core: fix race in driver_override_show() and use core helper\n\nThe driver_override_show function reads the driver_override string\nwithout holding the device_lock. However, the store function modifies\nand frees the string while holding the device_lock. This creates a race\ncondition where the string can be freed by the store function while\nbeing read by the show function, leading to a use-after-free.\n\nTo fix this, replace the rpmsg_string_attr macro with explicit show and\nstore functions. The new driver_override_store uses the standard\ndriver_set_override helper. Since the introduction of\ndriver_set_override, the comments in include/linux/rpmsg.h have stated\nthat this helper must be used to set or clear driver_override, but the\nimplementation was not updated until now.\n\nBecause driver_set_override modifies and frees the string while holding\nthe device_lock, the new driver_override_show now correctly holds the\ndevice_lock during the read operation to prevent the race.\n\nAdditionally, since rpmsg_string_attr has only ever been used for\ndriver_override, removing the macro simplifies the code.",
"id": "GHSA-qgf6-m828-gpv5",
"modified": "2026-05-12T21:31:26Z",
"published": "2026-05-06T12:30:29Z",
"references": [
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