CVE-2026-31389
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: fix use-after-free on controller registration failure Make sure to deregister from driver core also in the unlikely event that per-cpu statistics allocation fails during controller registration to avoid use-after-free (of driver resources) and unclocked register accesses.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.20
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.10
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e23f50086da7d0b183dfeac26021acfcdee086b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b51bad2eb8787aa74324cfccefb258515ae5ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbd385b30c7fb6c7ee0669e9ada91490938c051
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f3e8cd2b4ad355b2ad2024cf423f6d183404f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8634e05b08ead636e926022f4a98416e13440df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe27c1f43aa57530011f419be6ddf71306565d2
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e23f50086da7d0b183dfeac26021acfcdee086b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b51bad2eb8787aa74324cfccefb258515ae5ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbd385b30c7fb6c7ee0669e9ada91490938c051
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f3e8cd2b4ad355b2ad2024cf423f6d183404f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8634e05b08ead636e926022f4a98416e13440df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe27c1f43aa57530011f419be6ddf71306565d2
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- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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