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CVE-2025-68323 — usb: typec: ucsi: fix use-after-free caused by uec->work

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: fix use-after-free caused by uec->work The delayed work uec->work is scheduled in gaokun_ucsi_probe() but never properly canceled in gaokun_ucsi_remove(). This creates use-after-free scenarios where the ucsi and gaokun_ucsi structure are freed after ucsi_destroy() completes execution, while the gaokun_ucsi_register_worker() might be either currently executing or still pending in the work queue. The already-freed gaokun_ucsi or ucsi structure may then be accessed. Furthermore, the race window is 3 seconds, which is sufficiently long to make this bug easily reproducible. The following is the trace captured by KASAN: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timers+0x5ec/0x630 Write of size 8 at addr ffff00000ec28cc8 by task swapper/0/0 ... Call trace: show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C) dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x90 print_report+0x114/0x580 kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0 __asan_report_store8_noabort+0x20/0x2c __run_timers+0x5ec/0x630 run_timer_softirq+0xe8/0x1cc handle_softirqs+0x294/0x720 __do_softirq+0x14/0x20 ____do_softirq+0x10/0x1c call_on_irq_stack+0x30/0x48 do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x28 __irq_exit_rcu+0x27c/0x364 irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x1c el1_interrupt+0x40/0x60 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24 el1h_64_irq+0x6c/0x70 arch_local_irq_enable+0x4/0x8 (P) do_idle+0x334/0x458 cpu_startup_entry+0x60/0x70 rest_init+0x158/0x174 start_kernel+0x2f8/0x394 __primary_switched+0x8c/0x94 Allocated by task 72 on cpu 0 at 27.510341s: kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x54 kasan_save_track+0x24/0x5c kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x54 __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb8 __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x1c0/0x588 devm_kmalloc+0x7c/0x1c8 gaokun_ucsi_probe+0xa0/0x840 auxiliary_bus_probe+0x94/0xf8 really_probe+0x17c/0x5b8 __driver_probe_device+0x158/0x2c4 driver_probe_device+0x10c/0x264 __device_attach_driver+0x168/0x2d0 bus_for_each_drv+0x100/0x188 __device_attach+0x174/0x368 device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 bus_probe_device+0x120/0x150 device_add+0xb3c/0x10fc __auxiliary_device_add+0x88/0x130 ... Freed by task 73 on cpu 1 at 28.910627s: kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x54 kasan_save_track+0x24/0x5c __kasan_save_free_info+0x4c/0x74 __kasan_slab_free+0x60/0x8c kfree+0xd4/0x410 devres_release_all+0x140/0x1f0 device_unbind_cleanup+0x20/0x190 device_release_driver_internal+0x344/0x460 device_release_driver+0x18/0x24 bus_remove_device+0x198/0x274 device_del+0x310/0xa84 ... The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff00000ec28c00 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-512 of size 512 The buggy address is located 200 bytes inside of freed 512-byte region The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x4ec28 head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0 flags: 0x3fffe0000000040(head|node=0|zone=0|lastcpupid=0x1ffff) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 03fffe0000000040 ffff000008801c80 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 03fffe0000000040 ffff000008801c80 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 head: 0000000000000000 0000000080100010 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 03fffe0000000002 fffffdffc03b0a01 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected Memory state around the buggy address: ffff00000ec28b80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff00000ec28c00: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb >ffff00000ec28c80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb ^ ffff00000ec28d00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb ffff00000ec28d80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb ================================================================ ---truncated---

Published Dec 18, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.2%
ahead of 9% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Linux
Linux
CVSS base
—
Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
  2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Linux Linux ≥ 00327d7f2c8c512c9b168daae02c8b989f79ec71 and < d8ac85c76a4279979b917d4b2f9c6b07d9783003≥ 00327d7f2c8c512c9b168daae02c8b989f79ec71 and < a880ef71a1c8da266b88491213c37893e2126489≥ 00327d7f2c8c512c9b168daae02c8b989f79ec71 and < 2b7a0f47aaf2439d517ba0a6b29c66a535302154version 6.16 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.20%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Source status changed · → Deferred
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • 2025
  • CVE published
    Dec 18, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

3 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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  • CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 11h
  • CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
  • CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
  • CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 1d
  • CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No CWE classification.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-68323 is "usb: typec: ucsi: fix use-after-free caused by uec->work", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.20% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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