spi: s3c64xx: fix NULL-deref on driver unbind
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: s3c64xx: fix NULL-deref on driver unbind A change moving DMA channel allocation from probe() back to s3c64xx_spi_prepare_transfer() failed to remove the corresponding deallocation from remove(). Drop the bogus DMA channel release from remove() to avoid triggering a NULL-pointer dereference on driver unbind. This issue was flagged by Sashiko when reviewing a controller deregistration fix.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00114 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.88 +3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.0 and later | 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.0 and later Fixed in 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 to before 6.1.176; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 to before 6.1.176; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.88; 6.13 to before 6.18.30; 6.19 to before 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46296
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvjj-6m9v-rg8g
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e219a18e21258bdb4ee12cecd0e9ec87d7e6a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1108b8722b9ff0cdd3e8aa18d98244fcd93b6760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/323a258f4b1916b5a3098618e036e033b2f2317f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b66f16a571a10ba8889ac471755c8af9c5b9266
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22788b1a8611380b141e09a8896702e32d164238
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45daacbead8a009844bd5dba6cfa731332184d17
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46296 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46296 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvjj-6m9v-rg8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46296 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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