Local kernel crash via unmatched SPI override
Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel SPI before 6.12.111 and 6.18.53 allows local users to crash the system via driver_override. The spi_get_device_match_data() fallback dereferences the result of spi_get_device_id() without checking whether an overridden driver has a matching SPI ID entry. Reaching the fault requires local permission to modify SPI driver override and binding controls; the resulting NULL dereference can crash the kernel.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel SPI before 6.12.111 and 6.18.53 allows local users to crash the system via driver_override. The spi_get_device_match_data() fallback dereferences the result of spi_get_device_id() without checking whether an overridden driver has a matching SPI ID entry. Reaching the fault requires local permission to modify SPI driver override and binding controls; the resulting NULL dereference can crash the kernel.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-93825
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.12.111
- Affected versionversion=0 <6.18.53
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3fcd9415144f4fbd21e1bef35a7f8dbd734f607d
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <72cc9c6d6fba5b4e0aaf89126884a56bb54b92f8
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f1b061b4d4c6cbf861319ba954caa80145cf018f
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