# CVE-2026-22995: ublk: fix use-after-free in ublk\_partition\_scan\_work

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.6
- Published: 2026-01-23 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: from 6.18.4, fixed in 6.18.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fix use-after-free in ublk_partition_scan_work A race condition exists between the async partition scan work and device teardown that can lead to a use-after-free of ub->ub_disk: 1. ublk_ctrl_start_dev() schedules partition_scan_work after add_disk() 2. ublk_stop_dev() calls ublk_stop_dev_unlocked() which does: - del_gendisk(ub->ub_disk) - ublk_detach_disk() sets ub->ub_disk = NULL - put_disk() which may free the disk 3. The worker ublk_partition_scan_work() then dereferences ub->ub_disk leading to UAF Fix this by using ublk_get_disk()/ublk_put_disk() in the worker to hold a reference to the disk during the partition scan. The spinlock in ublk_get_disk() synchronizes with ublk_detach_disk() ensuring the worker either gets a valid reference or sees NULL and exits early. Also change flush_work() to cancel_work_sync() to avoid running the partition scan work unnecessarily when the disk is already detached.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72e28774e9644c2bdbb4920842fbf77103a15a85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0d385f6689f37a2828c686fb279121df006b4cb

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