High 7.8Published May 1, 2024

CVE-2024-27052wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 6:50 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped. To avoid a use-after-free, call cancel_work_sync() in rtl8xxxu_stop().

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a; from e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	5.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1.1	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.5 before 5.10.214; from 5.11 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	10.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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