CVE-2026-31740

/// Technical description

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

counter: rz-mtu3-cnt: do not use struct rz_mtu3_channel's dev member

The counter driver can use HW channels 1 and 2, while the PWM driver can

use HW channels 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

The dev member is assigned both by the counter driver and the PWM driver

for channels 1 and 2, to their own struct device instance, overwriting

the previous value.

The sub-drivers race to assign their own struct device pointer to the

same struct rz_mtu3_channel's dev member.

The dev member of struct rz_mtu3_channel is used by the counter

sub-driver for runtime PM.

Depending on the probe order of the counter and PWM sub-drivers, the

dev member may point to the wrong struct device instance, causing the

counter sub-driver to do runtime PM actions on the wrong device.

To fix this, use the parent pointer of the counter, which is assigned

during probe to the correct struct device, not the struct device pointer

inside the shared struct rz_mtu3

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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