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.
Published: 2026-07-19
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476
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threat_severity

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

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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.
Title spi: sprd: 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
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-19T15:40:52.741Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-64168

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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2026-64168 - Bugzilla

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