CVE-2024-26866

spi: lpspi: Avoid potential use-after-free in probe()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 17, 2024 at 10:27 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: lpspi: Avoid potential use-after-free in probe() fsl_lpspi_probe() is allocating/disposing memory manually with spi_alloc_host()/spi_alloc_target(), but uses devm_spi_register_controller(). In case of error after the latter call the memory will be explicitly freed in the probe function by spi_controller_put() call, but used afterwards by "devm" management outside probe() (spi_unregister_controller() <- devm_spi_unregister() below). Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000070 ... Call trace: kernfs_find_ns kernfs_find_and_get_ns sysfs_remove_group sysfs_remove_groups device_remove_attrs device_del spi_unregister_controller devm_spi_unregister release_nodes devres_release_all really_probe driver_probe_device __device_attach_driver bus_for_each_drv __device_attach device_initial_probe bus_probe_device deferred_probe_work_func process_one_work worker_thread kthread ret_from_fork

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.10 ≤ v < 6.6.236.7 ≤ v < 6.7.116.8 ≤ v < 6.8.24.105314987de5e5f5e38436ef4a69328bc472bbd63e
Vendor states this is fixed in 1543418e82789cc383cd36d41469983c64e3fc7f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2ae0ab0143fcc06190713ed81a6486ed0ad3c861 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 996ce839606afd0fef91355627868022aa73eb68 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in da83ed350e4604b976e94239b08d8e2e7eaee7ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.191 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.23 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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