CVE-2026-92490: Linux kernel · firmware: arm_scmi: Unrequest devices if driver registration fails
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in a76b20b1f03099204db29b90e1024fe1c2b2cdd7 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 18:18 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in a76b20b1f03099204db29b90e1024fe1c2b2cdd7, 4520d4a1db37198756ad23568e36cdf091b6ffff, 524e57035af2d32498af9dd8fa6fdc92fcc8f80a +3
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to unrequest protocol devices if driver registration fails, preventing stale pointer dereferences. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's arm_scmi firmware component involves improper cleanup when driver registration fails. Specifically, protocol devices requested before driver registration remain referenced even if the registration fails, leading to stale pointers that can be dereferenced later. This issue has been resolved by unrequesting the protocol table entries upon registration failure.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92490 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e65e07a1bcb39a1ebc8bb89a981f8e07900497 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a36fbbc985135f0d35a89d7f9d035ffc499d6e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4520d4a1db37198756ad23568e36cdf091b6ffff (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/524e57035af2d32498af9dd8fa6fdc92fcc8f80a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f7cd6a62aa754ed6b48cbd5d50de40add1bcc86 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a76b20b1f03099204db29b90e1024fe1c2b2cdd7 (opens in a new tab)