CVE-2026-53158

misc: fastrpc: Fix NULL pointer dereference in rpmsg callback

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 25, 2026 at 08:38 AM UTC
Updated: July 7, 2026 at 07:09 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: fastrpc: Fix NULL pointer dereference in rpmsg callback A NULL pointer dereference was observed on Hawi at boot when the DSP sends a glink message before fastrpc_rpmsg_probe() has completed initialization: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000178 pc : _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x34/0x8c lr : fastrpc_rpmsg_callback+0x3c/0xcc [fastrpc] ... Call trace: _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x34/0x8c (P) fastrpc_rpmsg_callback+0x3c/0xcc [fastrpc] qcom_glink_native_rx+0x538/0x6a4 qcom_glink_smem_intr+0x14/0x24 [qcom_glink_smem] The faulting address 0x178 corresponds to the lock variable inside struct fastrpc_channel_ctx, confirming that cctx is NULL when fastrpc_rpmsg_callback() attempts to take the spinlock. There are two issues here. First, dev_set_drvdata() is called before spin_lock_init() and idr_init(), leaving a window where the callback can retrieve a valid cctx pointer but operate on an uninitialized spinlock. Second, the rpmsg channel becomes live as soon as the driver is bound, so fastrpc_rpmsg_callback() can fire before dev_set_drvdata() is called at all, resulting in dev_get_drvdata() returning NULL. Fix both issues by moving all cctx initialization ahead of dev_set_drvdata() so the structure is fully initialized before it becomes visible to the callback, and add a NULL check in fastrpc_rpmsg_callback() as a guard against any remaining window.

Affected

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

5.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2605.1 ≤ v < 5.15.2115.1 ≤ v < 6.1.1775.1 ≤ v < 6.12.945.1 ≤ v < 6.18.365.1 ≤ v < 6.6.1435.1 ≤ v < 7.0.135.1 ≤ v < 7.15.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2115.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1776.13 ≤ v < 6.18.366.19 ≤ v < 7.0.136.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1436.7 ≤ v < 6.12.947.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc47.1 rc57.1 rc67.1 rc7f6f9279f2bf0e37e2f1fb119d8832b8568536a04
Vendor states this is fixed in 0d8c64511fd45690c5326f013710efcb4f73a97e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 150bf6f1193c69252580c19d3b3cd631ddce61d7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4bfdf0a9855df55e9e031ca6a25b855820590c70 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5401fb4fe10fac6134c308495df18ed74aebb9c4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8fb4a23df5b7c02929b62e5dbc270ec7c42b8134 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a3d91218ccca1e990bfb737b5a6da23f0afba22b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5de9cb5355db36438edc621dde3673e3f235767 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d77583ca33299fede0c194744ef2284e7ba5b763 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.260 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.177 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.94 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.36 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.143 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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