CVE-2026-80952: Linux kernel · i3c: master: Fix info leak and UAF in device unregister path
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 7.0.0-2018.18 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.0.0-2018.18
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 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 the Ubuntu linux-nvidia-bos package to 7.0.0-2018.18.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented that keeps the device descriptor valid until device_unregister() completes by taking an extra device reference before unregistering and clearing the descriptor afterward. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix once available. Since this is a kernel-level vulnerability, applying the official patch or kernel update is the recommended remediation.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: Fix info leak and UAF in device unregister path i3c_master_unregister_i3c_devs() clears i3cdev->dev->desc before calling device_unregister(). During device_unregister(), device_del() emits a KOBJ_REMOVE uevent and unbinds the driver while the device descriptor is still expected to be valid. As a result, i3c_device_uevent() and a racing modalias_show() can observe a NULL desc and fall back to an uninitialized stack struct i3c_device_info, leaking kernel stack contents in the generated modalias. Driver .remove() callbacks may also encounter an unexpected NULL desc during unbind. Keep desc valid until device_unregister() has completed. Since device_unregister() drops the device reference and may free the device, take an extra reference with get_device() before unregistering. Clear desc afterwards and release the extra reference with put_device(). This preserves the release-time invariant that desc must be NULL while avoiding both the information leak and a potential use-after-free from writing desc after the device has been released.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80952 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4837be0f9ac2efe5e83b35a696b6242c473d280c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fb9786d67a8f8b899e77381620f86bad94fdf7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16b6f25e0cc2dd1055dde1256cbf5a9e888cf49 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c743efd2d1ee64e94324664808f623dd865872 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-80952 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80952 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/d2c743efd2d1ee64e94324664808f623dd865872 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8800-1 (opens in a new tab)