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The tag 'delayed work' on WindowsForum.com covers Linux kernel vulnerabilities and fixes related to deferred work items, specifically delayed_work structures. Threads discuss CVE-2026-23393, a race condition in the bridge CFM module where delayed work could be re-queued after cancellation, fixed by using disable_delayed_work_sync(). Another thread covers CVE-2025-68324, a use-after-free in the IMM parallel-port SCSI driver caused by a pending delayed work item during driver teardown, resolved by adding synchronous cancellation. These topics focus on kernel concurrency bugs, use-after-free hazards, and proper synchronization of delayed work in driver and network stack code.
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    CVE-2026-23393 Fix: disable delayed work to close a bridge CFM race

    When Linux kernel developers talk about a “fix” for a race condition, they are often describing more than a simple cleanup: they are closing a timing window that could turn ordinary state management into a use-after-free hazard. That is exactly what happened with CVE-2026-23393, a bridge: cfm...
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    • bridge cfm delayed work linux kernel security race condition
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Linux IMM Driver CVE-2025-68324: Fixing Use-After-Free with Synchronous Cancel

    A recently assigned CVE, CVE-2025-68324, patches a classic kernel glitch in the Linux IMM parallel-port SCSI driver that allowed a use-after-free to occur when a delayed work item was still pending as the driver instance was torn down — the fix adds a synchronous cancellation to ensure the...
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    • delayed work kernel security linux kernel use-after-free
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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