Medium 5.5Published Jul 19, 2026

CVE-2026-64168spi: sprd: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:40 AM ET)

Does this affect you?

It affects Linux and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Do this next

Start free and add your stack

Free account, 1 product

Every CVE for Linux

Exploited in the last 30 days

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: sprd: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure The driver falls back to PIO mode if DMA setup fails during probe. Make sure to check the dma.enabled flag before trying to release the DMA channels also on late probe errors to avoid dereferencing an error pointer (or attempting to release a channel a second time). This issue was flagged by Sashiko when reviewing a devres allocation conversion patch.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b before be74e276111f3c23b8e040c8c5e308f67a573add; from 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b before a8f233fb0c7be29b97cd249f64120bf35ce72805; 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b builds before 0cdea166c1a07c200caf9d0b722224fca43b23ae; 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b builds before 450c319dd04d0eeff4184889768f7ada826a2e35; from 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b before b6f1acf4e57ccf708cdc0cb70f5bb5b65162963b; from 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b before be409d2bbe9ca7da7b05cc7dde7499bc481f0766; from 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b before c33b4496e95d04722055446c0a31213639438536; 386119bc7be9fa5114ced0274a22a943df890b4b builds before 3d67fffb74267772d461c02c67f1eff893ad547d	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.1 before 5.10.258; from 5.11 before 5.15.209; from 5.16 before 6.1.175; from 6.2 before 6.6.142; from 6.7 before 6.12.92; from 6.13 before 6.18.34; from 6.19 before 7.0.11; 7.1; and 3 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be74e276111f3c23b8e040c8c5e308f67a573add	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f233fb0c7be29b97cd249f64120bf35ce72805	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdea166c1a07c200caf9d0b722224fca43b23ae	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/450c319dd04d0eeff4184889768f7ada826a2e35	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6f1acf4e57ccf708cdc0cb70f5bb5b65162963b	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be409d2bbe9ca7da7b05cc7dde7499bc481f0766	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c33b4496e95d04722055446c0a31213639438536	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d67fffb74267772d461c02c67f1eff893ad547d	patch

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.