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octeontx2-pf: Fix use-after-free bugs in otx2_sync_tstamp()

Published Oct 4, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

octeontx2-pf: Fix use-after-free bugs in otx2_sync_tstamp()

The original code relies on cancel_delayed_work() in otx2_ptp_destroy(),
which does not ensure that the delayed work item synctstamp_work has fully
completed if it was already running. This leads to use-after-free scenarios
where otx2_ptp is deallocated by otx2_ptp_destroy(), while synctstamp_work
remains active and attempts to dereference otx2_ptp in otx2_sync_tstamp().
Furthermore, the synctstamp_work is cyclic, the likelihood of triggering
the bug is nonnegligible.

A typical race condition is illustrated below:

CPU 0 (cleanup) | CPU 1 (delayed work callback)
otx2_remove() |
otx2_ptp_destroy() | otx2_sync_tstamp()
cancel_delayed_work() |
kfree(ptp) |
| ptp = container_of(...); //UAF
| ptp-> //UAF

This is confirmed by a KASAN report:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88800aa09a18 by task bash/136
...
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x70
print_report+0xcf/0x610
? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0
kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0
? __run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0
__run_timer_base.part.0+0x7d7/0x8c0
? __pfx___run_timer_base.part.0+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_read_tsc+0x10/0x10
? ktime_get+0x60/0x140
? lapic_next_event+0x11/0x20
? clockevents_program_event+0x1d4/0x2a0
run_timer_softirq+0xd1/0x190
handle_softirqs+0x16a/0x550
irq_exit_rcu+0xaf/0xe0
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80
</IRQ>
...
Allocated by task 1:
kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90
otx2_ptp_init+0xb1/0x860
otx2_probe+0x4eb/0xc30
local_pci_probe+0xdc/0x190
pci_device_probe+0x2fe/0x470
really_probe+0x1ca/0x5c0
__driver_probe_device+0x248/0x310
driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120
__driver_attach+0xd2/0x310
bus_for_each_dev+0xed/0x170
bus_add_driver+0x208/0x500
driver_register+0x132/0x460
do_one_initcall+0x89/0x300
kernel_init_freeable+0x40d/0x720
kernel_init+0x1a/0x150
ret_from_fork+0x10c/0x1a0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Freed by task 136:
kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x3f/0x50
kfree+0x137/0x370
otx2_ptp_destroy+0x38/0x80
otx2_remove+0x10d/0x4c0
pci_device_remove+0xa6/0x1d0
device_release_driver_internal+0xf8/0x210
pci_stop_bus_device+0x105/0x150
pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x15/0x30
remove_store+0xcc/0xe0
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c3/0x440
vfs_write+0x871/0xd70
ksys_write+0xee/0x1c0
do_syscall_64+0xac/0x280
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
...

Replace cancel_delayed_work() with cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure
that the delayed work item is properly canceled before the otx2_ptp is
deallocated.

This bug was initially identified through static analysis. To reproduce
and test it, I simulated the OcteonTX2 PCI device in QEMU and introduced
artificial delays within the otx2_sync_tstamp() function to increase the
likelihood of triggering the bug.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.1 6.1.154

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.16.9-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.57-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.158-1 DSA-6053-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.158-1~deb11u1 DLA-4379-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1017.21 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-106.106 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1050.53 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1051.57 USN-8125-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1052.55 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1048.53 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1035.38 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1049.49 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +19 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-106.106.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1049.52 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1049.52.1 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1020.20 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1047.48 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1050.54 USN-8095-5
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29 USN-8261-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 USN-8095-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 USN-8126-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 +1 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2040.41 USN-8095-5
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1045.46 USN-8095-3
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1 USN-8095-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1 USN-8095-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1 USN-8165-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-106.106+fips1 USN-8095-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 USN-8095-2
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1.150700.17.17.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150700.53.25.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +3 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs +1 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20021-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20562-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-38.1.21.15 SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20059-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-38.1.21.15 SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20039-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18 1-150600.13.3.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 openSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +10 6.12.0-160000.8.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1
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openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1
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openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1

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