EDAC/igen6: Fix call trace due to missing release()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/igen6: Fix call trace due to missing release() When unloading the igen6_edac driver, there is a call trace: Device '(null)' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed. See Documentation/core-api/kobject.rst. WARNING: drivers/base/core.c:2567 at device_release+0x84/0x90, CPU#5: rmmod/127209 ... RIP: 0010:device_release+0x84/0x90 Call Trace: <TASK> kobject_put+0x8c/0x220 put_device+0x17/0x30 igen6_unregister_mcis+0xa2/0xe0 [igen6_edac] igen6_remove+0x82/0xb0 [igen6_edac] ... Fix the call trace by providing empty release() functions for the memory controller devices.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4h2-gggg-pg57
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@449ba210e6bee9ef6e69c6ab58198ffa5aa479ae, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@be6059b0552d73a0b5430bc7a71a9c74f4d944e5 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6059b0552d73a0b5430bc7a71a9c74f4d944e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9560b6d3f665eddf7a625adfc9af8c6980c3f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449ba210e6bee9ef6e69c6ab58198ffa5aa479ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a84ced0243c74aa431ec287555054c69e6167d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a341302c5126ef96bb45286224d67ef60a24281e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1f9d466c7d83ab0d2a529e07984e53b5960dcd
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80643 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v4h2-gggg-pg57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80643 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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