In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: libsas: Fix use-after-free bug in smpexecutetasksg() When executing SMP task failed, the smpexecutetasksg() calls deltimer() to delete "slowtask->timer". However, if the timer handler sastaskinternaltimedout() is running, the deltimer() in smpexecutetasksg() will not stop it and a UAF will happen. The process is shown below: (thread 1) | (thread 2) smpexecutetasksg() | sastaskinternaltimedout() ... | deltimer() | ... | ... sasfreetask(task) | kfree(task->slowtask) //FREE| | task->slowtask->... //USE Fix by calling deltimersync() in smpexecutetasksg(), which makes sure the timer handler have finished before the "task->slowtask" is deallocated.