Kernel crash via unchecked WPCM-FIU memory resource
Published Jun 3, 2026 · Updated Jun 3, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel WPCM-FIU SPI driver allows local users to crash the kernel during device probing. wpcm_fiu_probe() passes a NULL result from platform_get_resource_byname() to resource_size() before validating the mapping result. Triggering the fault requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN to rebind the driver and a malformed device tree lacking the named resource on specific embedded hardware.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel WPCM-FIU SPI driver allows local users to crash the kernel during device probing. wpcm_fiu_probe() passes a NULL result from platform_get_resource_byname() to resource_size() before validating the mapping result. Triggering the fault requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN to rebind the driver and a malformed device tree lacking the named resource on specific embedded hardware.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-46261
- Published
- Jun 3, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=6.2
- Affected versionversion=9838c182471ee5532824bae7f2669d3539719f78 <0f93a80eb3fd596ddc5730d05e0e8c88e1aa2891
- Affected versionversion=9838c182471ee5532824bae7f2669d3539719f78 <2c538a0b3472e99c892c26f4940da38b7d87f632
- Affected versionversion=9838c182471ee5532824bae7f2669d3539719f78 <888a0a802c467bbe34a42167bdf9d7331333440a
- Affected versionversion=9838c182471ee5532824bae7f2669d3539719f78 <9e5cb7e67fbdb8320d68d87db882a92b36f6a1d9
- Affected versionversion=9838c182471ee5532824bae7f2669d3539719f78 <cb9b2dc34a9eef0855edb00ae9c9b7f72394281b
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
No public exploit references are available in this record.
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo