CVE-2026-45996
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind The SPI subsystem frees the controller and any subsystem allocated driver data as part of deregistration (unless the allocation is device managed). Take another reference before deregistering the controller so that the driver data is not freed until the driver is done with it.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.86-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99165ef067723221472ce1aff632bc74f562643
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385a330083f8dd47c15b02e9a83aef9234a37003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e47030b0b5e398e0da6c59df5a5dae9b52cff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9025a498036b6012769f7af36d421385386c17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c78c2002380a1fe31bfb01a3d5f29809e55a096
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45996
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.