In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
spmi: Add a check for remove callback when removing a SPMI driver
When removing a SPMI driver, there can be a crash due to NULL pointer
dereference if it does not have a remove callback defined. This is
one such call trace observed when removing the QCOM SPMI PMIC driver:
dump_backtrace.cfi_jt+0x0/0x8
dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x16c
panic+0x188/0x498
__cfi_slowpath+0x0/0x214
__cfi_slowpath+0x1dc/0x214
spmi_drv_remove+0x16c/0x1e0
device_release_driver_internal+0x468/0x79c
driver_detach+0x11c/0x1a0
bus_remove_driver+0xc4/0x124
driver_unregister+0x58/0x84
cleanup_module+0x1c/0xc24 [qcom_spmi_pmic]
__do_sys_delete_module+0x3ec/0x53c
__arm64_sys_delete_module+0x18/0x28
el0_svc_common+0xdc/0x294
el0_svc+0x38/0x9c
el0_sync_handler+0x8c/0xf0
el0_sync+0x1b4/0x1c0
If a driver has all its resources allocated through devm_() APIs and
does not need any other explicit cleanup, it would not require a
remove callback to be defined. Hence, add a check for remove callback
presence before calling it when removing a SPMI driver.
spmi: Add a check for remove callback when removing a SPMI driver
When removing a SPMI driver, there can be a crash due to NULL pointer
dereference if it does not have a remove callback defined. This is
one such call trace observed when removing the QCOM SPMI PMIC driver:
dump_backtrace.cfi_jt+0x0/0x8
dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x16c
panic+0x188/0x498
__cfi_slowpath+0x0/0x214
__cfi_slowpath+0x1dc/0x214
spmi_drv_remove+0x16c/0x1e0
device_release_driver_internal+0x468/0x79c
driver_detach+0x11c/0x1a0
bus_remove_driver+0xc4/0x124
driver_unregister+0x58/0x84
cleanup_module+0x1c/0xc24 [qcom_spmi_pmic]
__do_sys_delete_module+0x3ec/0x53c
__arm64_sys_delete_module+0x18/0x28
el0_svc_common+0xdc/0x294
el0_svc+0x38/0x9c
el0_sync_handler+0x8c/0xf0
el0_sync+0x1b4/0x1c0
If a driver has all its resources allocated through devm_() APIs and
does not need any other explicit cleanup, it would not require a
remove callback to be defined. Hence, add a check for remove callback
presence before calling it when removing a SPMI driver.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spmi: Add a check for remove callback when removing a SPMI driver When removing a SPMI driver, there can be a crash due to NULL pointer dereference if it does not have a remove callback defined. This is one such call trace observed when removing the QCOM SPMI PMIC driver: dump_backtrace.cfi_jt+0x0/0x8 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x16c panic+0x188/0x498 __cfi_slowpath+0x0/0x214 __cfi_slowpath+0x1dc/0x214 spmi_drv_remove+0x16c/0x1e0 device_release_driver_internal+0x468/0x79c driver_detach+0x11c/0x1a0 bus_remove_driver+0xc4/0x124 driver_unregister+0x58/0x84 cleanup_module+0x1c/0xc24 [qcom_spmi_pmic] __do_sys_delete_module+0x3ec/0x53c __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x18/0x28 el0_svc_common+0xdc/0x294 el0_svc+0x38/0x9c el0_sync_handler+0x8c/0xf0 el0_sync+0x1b4/0x1c0 If a driver has all its resources allocated through devm_() APIs and does not need any other explicit cleanup, it would not require a remove callback to be defined. Hence, add a check for remove callback presence before calling it when removing a SPMI driver. | |
| Title | spmi: Add a check for remove callback when removing a SPMI driver | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-24T12:22:56.072Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:53:46.181Z
Link: CVE-2023-54044
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:06.030
Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:06.030
Link: CVE-2023-54044
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