GHSA-6M8V-MM29-JX9W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-24 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i3c: master: Fix device_register() error path
When device_register() fails in i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(), put_device() is called to drop the reference taken by device_register(). That drops the last reference, so the device's release callback i3c_device_release() runs and frees the i3c_device.
Two problems follow from that:
i3c_device_release() does WARN_ON(i3cdev->desc), so it warns because desc->dev->desc still points back at the descriptor. Clear it before calling put_device().
After put_device() frees the i3c_device, desc->dev is left pointing at freed memory, so clear desc->dev as well. That prevents, for example, i3c_master_unregister_i3c_devs() seeing desc->dev as non-NULL and dereferencing it.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-93283"
],
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-24T16:17:25Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni3c: master: Fix device_register() error path\n\nWhen device_register() fails in i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(),\nput_device() is called to drop the reference taken by\ndevice_register(). That drops the last reference, so the device\u0027s\nrelease callback i3c_device_release() runs and frees the i3c_device.\n\nTwo problems follow from that:\n\ni3c_device_release() does WARN_ON(i3cdev-\u003edesc), so it warns because\ndesc-\u003edev-\u003edesc still points back at the descriptor. Clear it before\ncalling put_device().\n\nAfter put_device() frees the i3c_device, desc-\u003edev is left pointing at\nfreed memory, so clear desc-\u003edev as well. That prevents, for example,\ni3c_master_unregister_i3c_devs() seeing desc-\u003edev as non-NULL and\ndereferencing it.",
"id": "GHSA-6m8v-mm29-jx9w",
"modified": "2026-09-24T18:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-09-24T18:31:25Z",
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