# CVE-2025-39994: media: tuner: xc5000: Fix use-after-free in xc5000\_release

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.111, and 3 more
- Published: 2025-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in bc4ffd962ce16a154c44c68853b9d93f5b6fc4b8; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in e2f5eaafc0306a76fb1cb760aae804b065b8a341; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in 3f876cd47ed8bca1e28d68435845949f51f90703; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in df0303b4839520b84d9367c2fad65b13650a4d42; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in 71ed8b81a4906cb785966910f39cf7f5ad60a69e; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in effb1c19583bca7022fa641a70766de45c6d41ac; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in 9a00de20ed8ba90888479749b87bc1532cded4ce; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in 4266f012806fc18e46da4a04d130df59a4946f93; from f7a27ff1fb77e114d1059a5eb2ed1cffdc508ce8, fixed in 40b7a19f321e65789612ebaca966472055dab48c
- Linux: 3.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.16.0, fixed in 5.4.301; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.246; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.195; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.156; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.111; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.51; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.16.11; from 6.17.0, fixed in 6.17.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: tuner: xc5000: Fix use-after-free in xc5000_release The original code uses cancel_delayed_work() in xc5000_release(), which does not guarantee that the delayed work item timer_sleep has fully completed if it was already running. This leads to use-after-free scenarios where xc5000_release() may free the xc5000_priv while timer_sleep is still active and attempts to dereference the xc5000_priv. A typical race condition is illustrated below: CPU 0 (release thread) | CPU 1 (delayed work callback) xc5000_release() | xc5000_do_timer_sleep() cancel_delayed_work() | hybrid_tuner_release_state(priv) | kfree(priv) | | priv = container_of() // UAF Replace cancel_delayed_work() with cancel_delayed_work_sync() to ensure that the timer_sleep is properly canceled before the xc5000_priv memory is deallocated. A deadlock concern was considered: xc5000_release() is called in a process context and is not holding any locks that the timer_sleep work item might also need. Therefore, the use of the _sync() variant is safe here. This bug was initially identified through static analysis. [hverkuil: fix typo in Subject: tunner -> tuner]

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.111) per the references below.
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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/bc4ffd962ce16a154c44c68853b9d93f5b6fc4b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f5eaafc0306a76fb1cb760aae804b065b8a341
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f876cd47ed8bca1e28d68435845949f51f90703
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0303b4839520b84d9367c2fad65b13650a4d42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ed8b81a4906cb785966910f39cf7f5ad60a69e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/effb1c19583bca7022fa641a70766de45c6d41ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a00de20ed8ba90888479749b87bc1532cded4ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4266f012806fc18e46da4a04d130df59a4946f93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40b7a19f321e65789612ebaca966472055dab48c

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