In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: arm_ffa: Check if ffa_driver remove is present before executing
Currently ffa_drv->remove() is called unconditionally from
ffa_device_remove(). Since the driver registration doesn't check for it
and allows it to be registered without .remove callback, we need to check
for the presence of it before executing it from ffa_device_remove() to
above a NULL pointer dereference like the one below:
| Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
| Mem abort info:
| ESR = 0x0000000086000004
| EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
| SET = 0, FnV = 0
| EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
| FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
| user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000881cc8000
| [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
| Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
| CPU: 3 PID: 130 Comm: rmmod Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7 #6
| Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)
| pstate: 63402809 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=-c)
| pc : 0x0
| lr : ffa_device_remove+0x20/0x2c
| Call trace:
| 0x0
| device_release_driver_internal+0x16c/0x260
| driver_detach+0x90/0xd0
| bus_remove_driver+0xdc/0x11c
| driver_unregister+0x30/0x54
| ffa_driver_unregister+0x14/0x20
| cleanup_module+0x18/0xeec
| __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x234/0x378
| invoke_syscall+0x40/0x108
| el0_svc_common+0xb4/0xf0
| do_el0_svc+0x30/0xa4
| el0_svc+0x2c/0x7c
| el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0
| el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194
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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_ffa: Check if ffa_driver remove is present before executing Currently ffa_drv->remove() is called unconditionally from ffa_device_remove(). Since the driver registration doesn't check for it and allows it to be registered without .remove callback, we need to check for the presence of it before executing it from ffa_device_remove() to above a NULL pointer dereference like the one below: | Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 | Mem abort info: | ESR = 0x0000000086000004 | EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits | SET = 0, FnV = 0 | EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 | FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault | user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000881cc8000 | [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 | Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP | CPU: 3 PID: 130 Comm: rmmod Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7 #6 | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT) | pstate: 63402809 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=-c) | pc : 0x0 | lr : ffa_device_remove+0x20/0x2c | Call trace: | 0x0 | device_release_driver_internal+0x16c/0x260 | driver_detach+0x90/0xd0 | bus_remove_driver+0xdc/0x11c | driver_unregister+0x30/0x54 | ffa_driver_unregister+0x14/0x20 | cleanup_module+0x18/0xeec | __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x234/0x378 | invoke_syscall+0x40/0x108 | el0_svc_common+0xb4/0xf0 | do_el0_svc+0x30/0xa4 | el0_svc+0x2c/0x7c | el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 | el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 | |
| Title | firmware: arm_ffa: Check if ffa_driver remove is present before executing | |
| 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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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-12-24T12:23:05.899Z
Updated: 2025-12-24T12:23:05.899Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T12:21:05.091Z
Link: CVE-2023-54058
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:07.590
Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:07.590
Link: CVE-2023-54058
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