# CVE-2021-47571: staging: rtl8192e: Fix use after free in \_rtl92e\_pci\_disconnect()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192e: Fix use after free in _rtl92e_pci_disconnect() The free_rtllib() function frees the "dev" pointer so there is use after free on the next line. Re-arrange things to avoid that.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43aecb694b10db9a4228ce2d38b5ae8de374443
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9186680382934b0e7529d3d70dcc0a21d087683b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ef0e75a858cbd8618b473f22fbca36106dcf82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bca19bb2dc2d89ce60c4a4a6e59609d4cf2e13ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e1ec01af2c7139c6a600bbfaea1a018b35094b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0163cec7de995f9eb9c3128c83fb84f0cb1c64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e27ee2f607fe6a9b923ef1fc65461c0613c97594
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b535917c51acc97fb0761b1edec85f1f3d02bda4

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