In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mei: bus: access mei_device under device_lock on cleanup

Fix couple of problems in mei_cl_bus_dev_release():

mei_cl_flush_queues() is running without lock.
bus->file_list access after mei_dev_bus_put(bus) can become a
use-after-free if this was the last reference to bus.

Protect queues cleanup and WARN traversal by device lock there
to avoid the concurrent access problems.
Move WARN traversal before mei_dev_bus_put(bus).

This file uses bus variable name for mei_device, adjust
code of mei_cl_bus_dev_release() to use bus variable too.

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mei: bus: access mei_device under device_lock on cleanup Fix couple of problems in mei_cl_bus_dev_release(): mei_cl_flush_queues() is running without lock. bus->file_list access after mei_dev_bus_put(bus) can become a use-after-free if this was the last reference to bus. Protect queues cleanup and WARN traversal by device lock there to avoid the concurrent access problems. Move WARN traversal before mei_dev_bus_put(bus). This file uses bus variable name for mei_device, adjust code of mei_cl_bus_dev_release() to use bus variable too.
Title mei: bus: access mei_device under device_lock on cleanup
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T11:59:52.724Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.373Z

Link: CVE-2026-68181

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