CVE-2026-45996
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind The SPI subsystem frees the controller and any subsystem allocated driver data as part of deregistration (unless the allocation is device managed).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind The SPI subsystem frees the controller and any subsystem allocated driver data as part of deregistration (unless the allocation is device managed). Take another reference before deregistering the controller so that the driver data is not freed until the driver is done with it.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e47030b0b5e398e0da6c59df5a5dae9b52cffPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c78c2002380a1fe31bfb01a3d5f29809e55a096Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385a330083f8dd47c15b02e9a83aef9234a37003Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9025a498036b6012769f7af36d421385386c17Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7c40c3e7b9fb900504aa746de3e53c5275b24bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99165ef067723221472ce1aff632bc74f562643Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.