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

driver core: use READ_ONCE() for dev->driver in dev_has_sync_state()

dev_has_sync_state() reads dev->driver twice without holding
device_lock() -- once for the NULL check and once to dereference
->sync_state. Some callers only hold device_links_write_lock, which
doesn't prevent a concurrent unbind from clearing dev->driver via
device_unbind_cleanup().

Fix it by reading dev->driver exactly once with READ_ONCE(), pairing
with the WRITE_ONCE() in device_set_driver().
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

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Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: use READ_ONCE() for dev->driver in dev_has_sync_state() dev_has_sync_state() reads dev->driver twice without holding device_lock() -- once for the NULL check and once to dereference ->sync_state. Some callers only hold device_links_write_lock, which doesn't prevent a concurrent unbind from clearing dev->driver via device_unbind_cleanup(). Fix it by reading dev->driver exactly once with READ_ONCE(), pairing with the WRITE_ONCE() in device_set_driver().
Title driver core: use READ_ONCE() for dev->driver in dev_has_sync_state()
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:49:15.507Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.783Z

Link: CVE-2026-80677

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:52.983

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:52.983

Link: CVE-2026-80677

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Updated: 2026-08-28T17:15:04Z

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