CVE-2026-31485
Description
A flaw was found in the spi-fsl-lpspi driver within the Linux kernel. This vulnerability, identified as a Use-After-Free (UAF) issue, stems from a teardown order problem during the unregistration of the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) controller. When a running SPI transfer attempts to access deallocated memory during the synchronous teardown of Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels, it can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. This ultimately causes the system to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Statement
Upstream switched the Freescale LPSPI controller to explicit register/unregister ordering so DMA teardown cannot race devm-deferred controller release. Red Hat recommends patched kernels for systems using this SPI host. Where the controller is optional, unloading spi_fsl_lpspi reduces exposure until updates deploy.
Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, prevent the spi_fsl_lpspi module from being loaded. See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for instructions.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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