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"cveId": "CVE-2026-80622",
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"dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.775Z",
"datePublished": "2026-08-28T06:48:41.744Z",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nchar: tlclk: fix use-after-free in tlclk_cleanup()\n\nThis patch improves the module cleanup process in the tlclk driver to\nprevent potential use-after-free and race conditions.\n\nCurrently, the file_operations structure does not specify the .owner\nfield, which could allow the module to be unloaded while user-space\nprocesses are still interacting with the device. Additionally, the\ntlclk_cleanup() function frees the alarm_events memory before ensuring\nthat blocked processes in the waitqueue are fully awakened and that the\nswitchover_timer has completed.\n\nTo address these cases, this patch:\n- Sets '.owner = THIS_MODULE' in tlclk_fops to safely defer module\n unloading while the device is in use.\n- Updates tlclk_cleanup() to explicitly wake up all blocked readers\n (wake_up_all), properly release hardware I/O regions, and safely\n delete the timer (timer_delete_sync) prior to freeing memory."
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"value": "AV:L - The UAF is reached only via local open/read syscalls on /dev/telco_clock and tlclk_cleanup() during delete_module/rmmod; this x86 ATCA telecom-clock char driver has no network, Bluetooth, or physical-bus attack surface.\nAC:L - Without .owner the attacker controls both sides of the race by keeping /dev/telco_clock open with read() blocked on wq while IRQs remain active, then timing or piggybacking on module unload to hit kfree(alarm_events) against tlclk_read, tlclk_interrupt, or switchover_timeout.\nPR:L - An unprivileged local user with /dev/telco_clock access can open the device and block in read() while IRQs stay registered; per CNA driver-removal UAF precedent, concurrent admin rmmod triggering tlclk_cleanup() does not require the attacker to hold CAP_SYS_MODULE.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is required; the attacker opens /dev/telco_clock and blocks on read() or sustains IRQ/timer activity themselves while module unload occurs during maintenance or coordinated rmmod, without needing another user to act.\nS:U - Kernel heap UAF during tlclk module cleanup affects only the host kernel on the ATCA blade; this is standard in-kernel memory corruption, not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or cross-authority sandbox breakout.\nC:H - tlclk_read() performs copy_to_user from freed alarm_events, and tlclk_interrupt/switchover_timeout dereference the freed buffer; this kernel heap UAF enables arbitrary read primitives via controlled slab reuse and information disclosure.\nI:H - tlclk_read() memset() on freed alarm_events and IRQ/timer handlers increment fields in the freed structure, providing kernel heap write primitives exploitable for control-flow hijack via slab spraying and UAF exploitation.\nA:H - Concurrent access to freed alarm_events from read(), switchover_timeout, or tlclk_interrupt during module unload can cause kernel oops/panic; UAF during driver teardown reliably threatens system availability even when not fully weaponized."
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