CVE-2026-99215: Linux kernel · power: supply: core: prevent unregistering a power supply while a callback runs
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in 45388e50d14bc161873b14b9a05d4b8b8822fca6 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 10:58 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 45388e50d14bc161873b14b9a05d4b8b8822fca6, 5b4bd13e0552926648a46c2c9a12a24dfaee3715, 2ac0256a28e15c4888fa394d1fe66cf7b1d58090
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 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 Linux kernel to 45388e50d14bc161873b14b9a05d4b8b8822fca6, 5b4bd13e0552926648a46c2c9a12a24dfaee3715 or 2ac0256a28e15c4888fa394d1fe66cf7b1d58090.
Affected software
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Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threats | Affected
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: core: prevent unregistering a power supply while a callback runs Once a power supply is registered, its callbacks can immediately start firing from other contexts, such as external_power_changed() triggered by the TCPM stack. If a power supply is unregistered while the callback is still running, the driver data can already be freed when the callback tries to access it, leading to a use-after-free. This happens e.g. when the hardware bus carrying the power supply device malfunctions (e.g. I2C is hogged down by another malfunctioning device) immediately after the power supply is registered, and thus the core is still processing the callbacks which were queued up when the driver starts the removal, leading in some cases to a kernel crash, e.g.: [ 11.645942] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000005 [ 11.646751] Mem abort info: [ 11.647006] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 11.647338] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 11.647806] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 11.648077] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 11.648356] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 11.648785] Data abort info: [ 11.649041] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 11.649524] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 11.649981] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0 [ 11.650390] [0000000000000005] user address but active_mm is swapper [ 11.650955] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP [ 11.651460] Modules linked in: [ 11.651742] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 144 Comm: kworker/1:2 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc6-g62a9297af2cd #1 PREEMPT [ 11.652553] Hardware name: Flipper One rev. F0B1C2 (DT) [ 11.653024] Workqueue: events power_supply_changed_work [ 11.653511] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 11.654135] pc : __power_supply_is_supplied_by+0x18/0x100 [ 11.654624] lr : __power_supply_am_i_supplied+0x40/0xb8 [ 11.655098] sp : ffff80008192bb30 [ 11.655399] x29: ffff80008192bb30 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 11.656049] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 11.656695] x23: ffff0000c19f4200 x22: ffffdb2232ba4ea8 x21: ffff80008192bc28 [ 11.657344] x20: ffff0000c1eef000 x19: ffff80008192bc18 x18: 00000000a0886e62 [ 11.657991] x17: 000000040044ffff x16: 04500072b5503510 x15: 0000000000000000 [ 11.658639] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000220 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 11.659286] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffff0000c1fdb2b0 x9 : ffffdb2232ba5590 [ 11.659934] x8 : 00000000e5b906e6 x7 : ffff0000c2502778 x6 : ffffdb22339793d0 [ 11.660581] x5 : ffff80008192bc18 x4 : ffff0000c19cbca0 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 11.661228] x2 : ffff0000c1fdaf40 x1 : ffffffffffffffed x0 : ffff0000c1eef000 [ 11.661878] Call trace: [ 11.662103] __power_supply_is_supplied_by+0x18/0x100 (P) [ 11.662596] __power_supply_am_i_supplied+0x40/0xb8 [ 11.663040] psy_for_each_psy_cb+0x20/0x40 [ 11.663416] class_for_each_device+0x110/0x150 [ 11.663825] power_supply_am_i_supplied+0x68/0x100 [ 11.664262] bq257xx_external_power_changed+0x58/0x140 [ 11.664733] __power_supply_changed_work+0x60/0x80 [ 11.665170] psy_for_each_psy_cb+0x20/0x40 [ 11.665545] class_for_each_device+0x110/0x150 [ 11.665953] power_supply_changed_work+0x98/0x1b8 [ 11.666382] process_one_work+0x164/0x4c0 [ 11.666758] worker_thread+0x19c/0x320 [ 11.667104] kthread+0x138/0x150 [ 11.667408] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 11.667744] Code: d503233f a9bd7bfd 910003fd a90153f3 (f9400c34) [ 11.668294] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Add a read-write semaphore between external_power_changed() and power_supply_unregister() to prevent the latter from returning (and thus the driver from freeing its data) while the callback is still running.