# CVE-2026-81008: interconnect: Fix use after free in icc\_get() and of\_icc\_get\_by\_index()

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in 03c3af594dea9196cf6ca70d914b42aa8c873c35; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in d4d73decdb9a44a248b1cbd04ed6f334df544d9c; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in 9a671125d4228357e5b929733c4593d27a273749; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in fedea72e8f312fe7d0c6cb19353e61d2d5643b11; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in a4e9aa7907ade87d1d96853d14e05dcf682f8363; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in db8147c5d5ad2cfa21c2be566f95981b41b05de6; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in d715d19cfcfe99f361adb05cefc143a95d400b87; from 3791163602f7140011a8dc1691cfe6ec0cb1ef07, fixed in 25c7e242aca084fdc1098248194032317dca625d
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: interconnect: Fix use after free in icc_get() and of_icc_get_by_index() In of_icc_get_by_index() and icc_get(), if the dynamic allocation for path->name fails via kasprintf(), the error handling path directly calls kfree(path) to free the path object and returns an error. However, prior to this point, path_find() calls path_init(), which already links the path's requests into the req_list of the respective interconnect nodes via hlist_add_head(). Directly invoking kfree(path) leaves dangling pointers in the hlist. A subsequent call to icc_get() or icc_set_bw() will traverse or modify these corrupted lists, triggering a slab use afterfree. KASAN report showing the vulnerability when reproducing via debugfs: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in path_find+0x6f8/0xcfc Write of size 8 at addr fff000000d43f748 by task sh/1 ... Call trace: kasan_report+0xac/0xfc path_find+0x6f8/0xcfc icc_get+0x148/0x380 icc_get_set+0xf8/0x2d0 ... Freed by task 1: kfree+0x1a0/0x4a4 icc_get+0x2cc/0x380 icc_get_set+0xf8/0x2d0 Fix this by replacing kfree(path) with the proper teardown function, icc_put(path), which safely removes the requests from the req_list using hlist_del() and drops the provider usage references before freeing the memory. Additionally, in icc_get(), ensure that the icc_lock mutex is released prior to calling icc_put(path) to avoid a deadlock, as icc_put() internally acquires the same lock.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03c3af594dea9196cf6ca70d914b42aa8c873c35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d73decdb9a44a248b1cbd04ed6f334df544d9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a671125d4228357e5b929733c4593d27a273749
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fedea72e8f312fe7d0c6cb19353e61d2d5643b11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e9aa7907ade87d1d96853d14e05dcf682f8363
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8147c5d5ad2cfa21c2be566f95981b41b05de6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d715d19cfcfe99f361adb05cefc143a95d400b87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25c7e242aca084fdc1098248194032317dca625d

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