CVE-2025-21786

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in Workqueue Rescuer Detachment

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: Put the pwq after detaching the rescuer from the pool The commit 68f83057b913("workqueue: Reap workers via kthread_stop() and remove detach_completion") adds code to reap the normal workers but mistakenly does not handle the rescuer and also removes the code waiting for the rescuer in put_unbound_pool(), which caused a use-after-free bug reported by Cheung Wall. To avoid the use-after-free bug, the pool’s reference must be held until the detachment is complete. Therefore, move the code that puts the pwq after detaching the rescuer from the pool.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.12.16linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.13.4linux
Linux/Linux < 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.12.16 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.13.4 - 6.13.*
Linux/Linux 6.14
Linux/Linux 68f83057b913467a999e1bf9e0da6a119668f769 - 835b69c868f53f959d4986bbecd561ba6f38e492
Linux/Linux 68f83057b913467a999e1bf9e0da6a119668f769 - e76946110137703c16423baf6ee177b751a34b7e
Linux/Linux 68f83057b913467a999e1bf9e0da6a119668f769 - e7c16028a424dd35be1064a68fa318be4359310f
... and 1 more
Published Feb 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026