{"cve":"CVE-2026-45996","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:17.180","modified":"2026-06-19T13:16:31.310","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nspi: imx: fix use-after-free on unbind\n\nThe SPI subsystem frees the controller and any subsystem allocated\ndriver data as part of deregistration (unless the allocation is device\nmanaged).\n\nTake another reference before deregistering the controller so that the\ndriver data is not freed until the driver is done with it.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e47030b0b5e398e0da6c59df5a5dae9b52cff","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c78c2002380a1fe31bfb01a3d5f29809e55a096","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385a330083f8dd47c15b02e9a83aef9234a37003","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9025a498036b6012769f7af36d421385386c17","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7c40c3e7b9fb900504aa746de3e53c5275b24bd"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45996","score":0.00139,"percentile":0.03271,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}