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CVE-2026-53042

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal CXL is linked before fwctl in drivers/Makefile. Both use `module_init, so `cxl_pci_driver_init()` runs first. When `cxl_pci_probe()` calls `fwctl_register()` and then `device_add()`, fwctl_class is not yet registered because fwctl_init() hasn't run, causing `class_to_subsys()` to return NULL and skip knode_class initialization. On device removal, `class_to_subsys()` returns non-NULL, and `device_del()` calls `klist_del()` on the uninitialized knode, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-53042
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-06-09 07:44 UTC
Published
2026-06-24 16:29 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-24 16:29 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b < a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f, 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b < 1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7, 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b < a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29
Linux Linux 6.15, 0 < 6.15, 6.18.33 ≤ 6.18.*, 7.0.10 ≤ 7.0.* …
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