7.8

CVE-2026-45996: spi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45996DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45996
Published 27-05-2026Last modified 19-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-45996 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 33
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10954-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1

Timeline

  1. 27-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind The SPI subsystem frees the controller and any subsystem allocated driver data as part of deregistration (unless the allocation is device managed). Take another reference before deregistering the controller so that the driver data is not freed until the driver is done with it.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.03 pp

From 0.17% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu132 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-136.136 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-27.27
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1061.64 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-1008.8
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < c7c40c3e7b9fb900504aa746de3e53c5275b24bd | ≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < f99165ef067723221472ce1aff632bc74f562643 | ≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < 385a330083f8dd47c15b02e9a83aef9234a37003 | ≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < 132e47030b0b5e398e0da6c59df5a5dae9b52cff | ≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < aa9025a498036b6012769f7af36d421385386c17 | ≥ 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b, < 1c78c2002380a1fe31bfb01a3d5f29809e55a096 | 5.19
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.19, < 6.6.140 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.86 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.27 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.176-1 | < 6.12.86-1 | < 7.0.4-1

3 vendors · 135 products

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