High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-80954
i3c: Fix unlocked dereference of dev->desc in i3c_device_get_supported_xfer_mode()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i3c: Fix unlocked dereference of dev->desc in i3c_device_get_supported_xfer_mode()
i3c_device_get_supported_xfer_mode() uses dev->desc to obtain the
master controller. However, dev->desc must not be dereferenced unless
bus->lock is held, and this function does not take that lock.
The function only needs access to the master controller associated with
the device's bus. Use dev->bus instead, which is always valid for the
lifetime of the device and does not require dereferencing dev->desc.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
256a21743d911f94ce92fe28f793cd586f3860b2 before 251db58324ea4792c3f9f692ab09be148e051969; 256a21743d911f94ce92fe28f793cd586f3860b2 before 8bed7f4fa710914b7f05fd59998316bfb4d43385; 6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80954
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80954
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/251db58324ea4792c3f9f692ab09be148e051969
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bed7f4fa710914b7f05fd59998316bfb4d43385
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