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CVE-2026-64168Patch(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch linux linux_kernel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-476

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • linux_kernel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
linux
Products
linux_kernel

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-07-19: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-19: 2Technical Details · 2026-07-19: 207-19
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Patch

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-64168 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64168 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-64168 En … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-64168, a pointer dereference flaw in the Linux kernel’s spi: sprd driver, has been fixed by a patch that makes the driver fall back to PIO mode after a DMA setup failure. The advisory confirms resolution without reporting active exploitation.

    0001057
    92 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-64168 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64168

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑64168 in the Linux kernel’s sprd SPI driver has been fixed by altering the driver to fall back to PIO mode after DMA failures; the text contains technical details but no exploit or PoC information.

    00000702
    57.8K followersView on X
CPE platform detail5 entries

5 of 5 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--

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