# CVE-2026-98758: usb: typec: ucsi: glink: fix use-after-free of ucsi on remove

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 62b5412b1f4afab27d8df90ddcabb8e1e11a00ad, fixed in 432b58cd959e594909a581b4974396cdbc9d4ca1; from 62b5412b1f4afab27d8df90ddcabb8e1e11a00ad, fixed in 41934f92e7a54d4080ac0b17aacc83224946785c; from 62b5412b1f4afab27d8df90ddcabb8e1e11a00ad, fixed in ee8577de01c6b6c7dd1d76b52242c54d37a989f4; from 62b5412b1f4afab27d8df90ddcabb8e1e11a00ad, fixed in 63b269ec537dc0fd26d0bd64872c26860d108c9d
- Linux: 6.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.4.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: glink: fix use-after-free of ucsi on remove The pmic_glink client is released by the devres cleanup, which runs after pmic_glink_ucsi_remove() has returned, so its notification callbacks can queue work until then. Work that runs after ucsi_unregister() has been called touches freed state: it dereferences the connector array that ucsi_unregister() freed, or registers and unregisters the instance a second time. Disable both work items with disable_work_sync() before unregistering, and unregister only if the instance is still registered. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) 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/432b58cd959e594909a581b4974396cdbc9d4ca1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41934f92e7a54d4080ac0b17aacc83224946785c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee8577de01c6b6c7dd1d76b52242c54d37a989f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63b269ec537dc0fd26d0bd64872c26860d108c9d

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