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.
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Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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