CVE-2026-53042

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-53042", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-06-09T07:44:35.380Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-24T16:29:48.273Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-24T16:29:48.273Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-24T16:29:48.273Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal\n\nCXL is linked before fwctl in drivers/Makefile. Both use `module_init, so\n`cxl_pci_driver_init()` runs first. When `cxl_pci_probe()` calls\n`fwctl_register()` and then `device_add()`, fwctl_class is not yet\nregistered because fwctl_init() hasn't run, causing `class_to_subsys()` to\nreturn NULL and skip knode_class initialization.\n\nOn device removal, `class_to_subsys()` returns non-NULL, and\n`device_del()` calls `klist_del()` on the uninitialized knode, triggering\na NULL pointer dereference."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/fwctl/main.c"], "versions": [{"version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "lessThan": "a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "lessThan": "1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "lessThan": "a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/fwctl/main.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.15", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.15", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.33", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.0.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.33"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.10"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29"}], "title": "fwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["drivers/fwctl/main.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"lessThan": "a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f", "status": "affected", "version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7", "status": "affected", "version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29", "status": "affected", "version": "858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "affected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["drivers/fwctl/main.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "6.15"}, {"lessThan": "6.15", "status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.18.33", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.0.10", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.1", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "986D4552-0ECA-40C4-9708-6D088AC7A485", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.33", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "A13475D2-59BF-4716-94B5-7C1D239A2CF4", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.10", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal\n\nCXL is linked before fwctl in drivers/Makefile. Both use `module_init, so\n`cxl_pci_driver_init()` runs first. When `cxl_pci_probe()` calls\n`fwctl_register()` and then `device_add()`, fwctl_class is not yet\nregistered because fwctl_init() hasn't run, causing `class_to_subsys()` to\nreturn NULL and skip knode_class initialization.\n\nOn device removal, `class_to_subsys()` returns non-NULL, and\n`device_del()` calls `klist_del()` on the uninitialized knode, triggering\na NULL pointer dereference."}], "id": "CVE-2026-53042", "lastModified": "2026-07-14T19:30:54.690", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-06-24T17:17:15.967", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-824"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: fwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal", "id": "2492429", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492429"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-824", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nfwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal\nCXL is linked before fwctl in drivers/Makefile. Both use `module_init, so\n`cxl_pci_driver_init()` runs first. When `cxl_pci_probe()` calls\n`fwctl_register()` and then `device_add()`, fwctl_class is not yet\nregistered because fwctl_init() hasn't run, causing `class_to_subsys()` to\nreturn NULL and skip knode_class initialization.\nOn device removal, `class_to_subsys()` returns non-NULL, and\n`device_del()` calls `klist_del()` on the uninitialized knode, triggering\na NULL pointer dereference.", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `fwctl` module. An issue with the class initialization ordering can lead to a null pointer dereference when a device is removed. This can cause a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-53042", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-06-24T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53042\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53042\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062457-CVE-2026-53042-9758@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Low"}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b,a28f56988c8e5bb9375806a5cfb0bf54d662ae3f)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b,1075f2f590fdac147f8b8010c35b606564b5c7d7)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[858ce2f56b5253063f61f6b1c58a6dbf5d71da0b,a55f80233f384dc89ef3425b2e1dd0e6d44bcf29)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 99.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 99.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "Linux", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Linux"}, "product": "linux_kernel", "vendor": "linux"}, {"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "6.15"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[0,6.15)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[6.18.33,6.18.*]"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[7.0.10,7.0.*]"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[7.1,*]"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 99.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 99.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "Linux", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Linux"}, "product": "linux_kernel", "vendor": "linux"}], "created": "2026-06-24T21:15:16.186652+00:00", "updated": "2026-06-27T04:15:10.698838+00:00", "vendors": ["linux", "linux$PRODUCT$linux_kernel"]}