CVE-2026-72482

gpib: fix double decrement of descriptor_busy in command_ioctl()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:57 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpib: fix double decrement of descriptor_busy in command_ioctl() commit d1857f8296dc ("gpib: fix use-after-free in IO ioctl handlers") introduced a descriptor_busy reference counter to pin struct gpib_descriptor across IO ioctl operations. In command_ioctl(), the error path inside the loop decrements descriptor_busy and breaks, but execution then falls through to the unconditional decrement after the loop, underflowing the counter to -1. This re-enables the use-after-free that the original fix was meant to prevent: a concurrent close_dev_ioctl() sees descriptor_busy == 0 on an actively-used descriptor and frees it. Remove the early decrement from the error path. The post-loop decrement already handles all exit paths, matching the correct pattern used in read_ioctl() and write_ioctl().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 6.19.126.18.22 ≤ v < 6.18.406.19.12 ≤ v < 6.207.0 ≤ v < 7.1.57.0 ≤ v < 7.228c75dd143ead62e0dfac564c79d251e21d5d74b6.18.226.19.127.0cae26eff1b56d78bed7873cf3e60a2b1bdd4da6cd1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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