Medium [CVE-2026-89625] Linux kernel: Use-After-Free in HID Sony driver due to race condition during driver unbind
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-89625.
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's HID (Human Interface Device) Sony driver, affecting Guitar Hero Live (GHL) dongles. A race condition occurs during the driver unbinding process where a periodic timer can be re-armed after the memory it uses has been freed.
This Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability can lead to system instability or crashes, and potentially allow for more severe system compromise. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-364.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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