CVE-2026-53042

ANALYSIS PENDING

fwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.1%

Details

Status published
Products (10)
linux/Kernel 6.15.0 - 6.18.33linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.0.10linux
Linux/Linux < 6.15
Linux/Linux 6.15
Linux/Linux 6.18.33 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 7.0.10 - 7.0.*
Linux/Linux 7.1
Linux/Linux 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b - 1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7
Linux/Linux 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b - a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f
Linux/Linux 858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b - a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29
Published Jun 24, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 24, 2026