NVD Vulnerability Detail
Search Exploit, PoC
CVE-2026-53042
Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fwctl: Fix class init ordering to avoid NULL pointer dereference on device removal

CXL is linked before fwctl in drivers/Makefile. Both use `module_init, so
`cxl_pci_driver_init()` runs first. When `cxl_pci_probe()` calls
`fwctl_register()` and then `device_add()`, fwctl_class is not yet
registered because fwctl_init() hasn't run, causing `class_to_subsys()` to
return NULL and skip knode_class initialization.

On device removal, `class_to_subsys()` returns non-NULL, and
`device_del()` calls `klist_del()` on the uninitialized knode, triggering
a NULL pointer dereference.

Publication Date June 25, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Registration Date June 27, 2026, 4:20 a.m.
Last Update June 25, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Related information, measures and tools
Common Vulnerabilities List