CVE-2026-64510: Linux kernel · ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix acpi_nfit_init() error cleanup
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High · fixed in ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a, df7c92216a1583a76cb0cbf2f21cd68870609b05, c127dbd832bd4b9aef8a749d9f491b74042f9b47 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix acpi_nfit_init() error cleanup If acpi_nfit_init() fails after adding the acpi_desc object to the acpi_descs list, that object is never removed from that list because the acpi_nfit_shutdown() devm action is not added for the NFIT device in that case. Next, the acpi_nfit_init() failure causes acpi_nfit_probe() to fail, the acpi_desc object is freed, and a dangling pointer is left behind in the acpi_descs. Any subsequent ACPI Machine Check Exception will trigger nfit_handle_mce() which iterates over acpi_descs and so a use-after-free will occur. Moreover, if acpi_nfit_probe() returns 0 after installing a notify handler for the NFIT device and without allocating the acpi_desc object and setting the NFIT device's driver data pointer, the acpi_desc object will be allocated by acpi_nfit_update_notify() and acpi_nfit_init() will be called to initialize it. Regardless of whether or not acpi_nfit_init() fails in that case, the acpi_nfit_shutdown() devm action is not added for the NFIT device and acpi_desc is never removed from the acpi_descs list. If the acpi_desc object is freed subsequently on driver removal, any subsequent ACPI MCE will lead to a use-after-free like in the previous case. To address the first issue mentioned above, make acpi_nfit_probe() call acpi_nfit_shutdown() directly on acpi_nfit_init() failures and to address the other one, add a remove callback to the driver and make it call acpi_nfit_shutdown(). Also, since it is now possible to pass NULL to acpi_nfit_shutdown() or the acpi_desc object passed to it may not have been initialized, add checks against NULL for acpi_desc and its nvdimm_bus field to that function and make acpi_nfit_unregister() clear the latter after unregistering the NVDIMM bus.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ff054cc02a763914773b026cacb429e5fbf64fa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b07d22a2d17ad6465c87bd5752bc70e4c16e0ee4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c127dbd832bd4b9aef8a749d9f491b74042f9b47 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df7c92216a1583a76cb0cbf2f21cd68870609b05 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2628f7682aea8d9ce09ad4b9a3bd144b451eaa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d69235bdc581a4346e9bcd6a8bea37d3e1abd25 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/38bf27511ef41bffebd157ec3eba41fc89ba59cd (opens in a new tab)