---
id: CVE-2026-64510
title: 'ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix acpi_nfit_init() error cleanup'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix acpi_nfit_init() error cleanup

  If acpi_nfit_init() fails after adding the acpi_desc object to the
  acpi_descs list, that object is never removed f…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    6ff054cc02a763914773b026cacb429e5fbf64fa
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    b07d22a2d17ad6465c87bd5752bc70e4c16e0ee4
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    c127dbd832bd4b9aef8a749d9f491b74042f9b47
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    df7c92216a1583a76cb0cbf2f21cd68870609b05
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    3b2628f7682aea8d9ce09ad4b9a3bd144b451eaa
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    7d69235bdc581a4346e9bcd6a8bea37d3e1abd25
  - >-
    Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 <
    38bf27511ef41bffebd157ec3eba41fc89ba59cd
  - Linux 4.6
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T15:41:28.832636Z'
published: '2026-07-25'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T15:42:38.766Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64510'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ff054cc02a763914773b026cacb429e5fbf64fa'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b07d22a2d17ad6465c87bd5752bc70e4c16e0ee4'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c127dbd832bd4b9aef8a749d9f491b74042f9b47'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df7c92216a1583a76cb0cbf2f21cd68870609b05'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2628f7682aea8d9ce09ad4b9a3bd144b451eaa'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d69235bdc581a4346e9bcd6a8bea37d3e1abd25'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38bf27511ef41bffebd157ec3eba41fc89ba59cd'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00111
epssPercentile: 0.0123
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T17:24:46.824Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix acpi_nfit_init() error cleanup

If acpi_nfit_init() fails after adding the acpi_desc object to the
acpi_descs list, that object is never removed from that list because
the acpi_nfit_shutdown() devm action is not added for the NFIT device
in that case.  Next, the acpi_nfit_init() failure causes
acpi_nfit_probe() to fail, the acpi_desc object is freed, and a
dangling pointer is left behind in the acpi_descs.  Any subsequent
ACPI Machine Check Exception will trigger nfit_handle_mce() which
iterates over acpi_descs and so a use-after-free will occur.

Moreover, if acpi_nfit_probe() returns 0 after installing a notify
handler for the NFIT device and without allocating the acpi_desc
object and setting the NFIT device's driver data pointer, the
acpi_desc object will be allocated by acpi_nfit_update_notify()
and acpi_nfit_init() will be called to initialize it.  Regardless
of whether or not acpi_nfit_init() fails in that case, the
acpi_nfit_shutdown() devm action is not added for the NFIT device
and acpi_desc is never removed from the acpi_descs list.  If the
acpi_desc object is freed subsequently on driver removal, any
subsequent ACPI MCE will lead to a use-after-free like in the
previous case.

To address the first issue mentioned above, make acpi_nfit_probe()
call acpi_nfit_shutdown() directly on acpi_nfit_init() failures and
to address the other one, add a remove callback to the driver and
make it call acpi_nfit_shutdown().  Also, since it is now possible to
pass NULL to acpi_nfit_shutdown() or the acpi_desc object passed to it
may not have been initialized, add checks against NULL for acpi_desc and
its nvdimm_bus field to that function and make acpi_nfit_unregister()
clear the latter after unregistering the NVDIMM bus.

## Affected

- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < ee82078e776ae31266cc70fdf62ac17c3c6f100a`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < 6ff054cc02a763914773b026cacb429e5fbf64fa`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < b07d22a2d17ad6465c87bd5752bc70e4c16e0ee4`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < c127dbd832bd4b9aef8a749d9f491b74042f9b47`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < df7c92216a1583a76cb0cbf2f21cd68870609b05`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < 3b2628f7682aea8d9ce09ad4b9a3bd144b451eaa`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < 7d69235bdc581a4346e9bcd6a8bea37d3e1abd25`
- `Linux >= a61fe6f7902ecaa89d5e6c709490fc4324927134 < 38bf27511ef41bffebd157ec3eba41fc89ba59cd`
- `Linux 4.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.