In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it
__destroy_component_cfg() is called to free the configuration array.
It uses the embedded 'garbage' structure, which means the array has
to be allocated.
If __destroy_component_cfg() is called from mpam_disable() before the
configuration was ever allocated, then a NULL pointer is dereferenced.
Check for this case and return early if the configuration is not
allocated.
__destroy_component_cfg() also frees the mbwu_state as this is allocated
by __allocate_component_cfg(). As the mbwu_state is allocated after
comp->cfg is set, and is also under mpam_list_lock, only the first
pointer needs checking.
arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it
__destroy_component_cfg() is called to free the configuration array.
It uses the embedded 'garbage' structure, which means the array has
to be allocated.
If __destroy_component_cfg() is called from mpam_disable() before the
configuration was ever allocated, then a NULL pointer is dereferenced.
Check for this case and return early if the configuration is not
allocated.
__destroy_component_cfg() also frees the mbwu_state as this is allocated
by __allocate_component_cfg(). As the mbwu_state is allocated after
comp->cfg is set, and is also under mpam_list_lock, only the first
pointer needs checking.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it __destroy_component_cfg() is called to free the configuration array. It uses the embedded 'garbage' structure, which means the array has to be allocated. If __destroy_component_cfg() is called from mpam_disable() before the configuration was ever allocated, then a NULL pointer is dereferenced. Check for this case and return early if the configuration is not allocated. __destroy_component_cfg() also frees the mbwu_state as this is allocated by __allocate_component_cfg(). As the mbwu_state is allocated after comp->cfg is set, and is also under mpam_list_lock, only the first pointer needs checking. | |
| Title | arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-26T19:40:40.694Z
Reserved: 2026-06-09T07:44:35.395Z
Link: CVE-2026-53278
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