# CVE-2026-90029: usb: storage: realtek\_cr: fix use-after-free on disconnect

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.1.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: storage: realtek_cr: fix use-after-free on disconnect realtek_cr_destructor() calls timer_delete() before the chip containing the timer is freed. The timer callback may still be running and can rearm itself, resulting in a use-after-free. Use timer_shutdown_sync() to wait for the callback and prevent further rearming. Do this unconditionally because ss_en may be changed after the timer is armed. Move timer_setup() into init_realtek_cr() so the timer is initialized before any failure path can invoke the destructor. Found by static analysis.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98c2f119fcd81cfede114d2fd3463a17aed8209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0935e57ede003bbe35de9c5d6a49260999ca0314
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1e7e35100efffba7c9e1dfa76519d6cd323ba3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524d4257f741cd95eb85e2817c9c890928fcfef7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4e2f964c65dea4ea22386799d5fb10ef1e3e54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae9dbba6adae21a04a3bd045e07b489847ff2c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ffee1aebb0c0ffcda9faffd17834ea9b00d42cc

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