CVE-2026-43259
USB Driver Data Missing in Linux Kernel
Publication date: 2026-05-06
Last updated on: 2026-05-06
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| fsl | imx8mq_usb | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's phy driver for the fsl-imx8mq-usb platform. The issue was that the platform driver data was not properly set using platform_set_drvdata(), which is necessary because this data is used later in the remove() function. Without setting this data, the remove() function may not operate correctly, potentially leading to improper cleanup or other unintended behavior.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If the platform driver data is not set correctly, the remove() function may fail to access necessary data during device removal. This can lead to improper resource cleanup, which might cause system instability, memory leaks, or other unexpected behavior in systems using the affected driver.