CVE-2026-64279
i2c: core: fix adapter deregistration race
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: core: fix adapter deregistration race Adapters can be looked up by their id using i2c_get_adapter() which takes a reference to the embedded struct device. Remove the adapter from the IDR before tearing it down during deregistration (and on registration failure) to make sure its resources are not accessed after having been freed (e.g. the device name).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39282f552dd6c35b9b84b4af78f1198c24f3373
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11dfa37bf544cc806f21742ca2fd2d841bd7032e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9882a9bd74db08e7bae5821a7050627ae92d3380
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb234487a447a99315add1b46aa57b72e163e1eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6d2af6fe9c1f5ec0484536753c979cbd40a8ac3
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