# CVE-2026-63977: dpll: zl3073x: use \_\_dpll\_device\_change\_ntf() and remove change\_work

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.12
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 9363b4837659d1b7ee04cfa714373ce4b4b8269f, fixed in e7a33807fb3f87a855993474ac21684ce105927b; from 9363b4837659d1b7ee04cfa714373ce4b4b8269f, fixed in d733f519f6443540f8359461a34e3b0042099bbe
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 7.0.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpll: zl3073x: use __dpll_device_change_ntf() and remove change_work The change_work was introduced to send device change notifications from DPLL device callbacks without deadlocking on dpll_lock, since the callbacks are already invoked under that lock. Now that __dpll_device_change_ntf() is exported for callers that already hold dpll_lock, use it directly and remove the change_work infrastructure entirely. This eliminates a race condition where change_work could be re-scheduled after cancel_work_sync() during device teardown, potentially causing the handler to dereference a freed or NULL dpll_dev pointer.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a33807fb3f87a855993474ac21684ce105927b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d733f519f6443540f8359461a34e3b0042099bbe

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