CVE-2026-45978
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: greybus: lights: avoid NULL deref gb_lights_light_config() stores channel_count before allocating the channels array. If kcalloc() fails, gb_lights_release() iterates the non-zero count and dereferences light->channels, which is NULL. Allocate channels first and only then publish channels_count so the cleanup path can't walk a NULL pointer.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.170-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.257-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.18.14-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.18.14-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| sles | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a118724d7641b832fa14323e2733e28ae4834552
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cbe694d235d96f628ec7dc6ae4d8bdddb768699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba5022162da63059bae36c4fd84d7031f582c71f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65f2c608096d766540953d9b170d216aa3b5eb95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b91cb3e748032fd96bbe0043812b426a52f091
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06162d85f830582da6e9e5fcf9c9504d6da9ae0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da46264a7016034a5bbbad034c012ef218b7d0af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efcffd9a6ad8d190651498d5eda53bfc7cf683a7
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45978
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45978.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.