Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

spi: ep93xx: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure

The driver falls back to PIO mode if DMA setup fails during probe.

Make sure to the clear the DMA channel pointers on setup failure to
avoid dereferencing an error pointer on later probe errors or driver
unbind.

This issue was flagged by Sashiko when reviewing a devres allocation
conversion patch.
Published: 2026-07-19
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EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000


Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: ep93xx: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure The driver falls back to PIO mode if DMA setup fails during probe. Make sure to the clear the DMA channel pointers on setup failure to avoid dereferencing an error pointer on later probe errors or driver unbind. This issue was flagged by Sashiko when reviewing a devres allocation conversion patch.
Title spi: ep93xx: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-19T15:40:54.092Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.038Z

Link: CVE-2026-64169

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-07-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-64169 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-824

    Access of Uninitialized Pointer