# CVE-2022-50190: spi: Fix simplification of devm\_spi\_register\_controller

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: Fix simplification of devm_spi_register_controller This reverts commit 59ebbe40fb51 ("spi: simplify devm_spi_register_controller"). If devm_add_action() fails in devm_add_action_or_reset(), devm_spi_unregister() will be called, it decreases the refcount of 'ctlr->dev' to 0, then it will cause uaf in the drivers that calling spi_put_controller() in error path.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/445fb9c19cf45bd9472fd9babaa31c5e6c7d2720
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34bab623ebfc08398499e463396b81abb4abe01e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6bd448442b6c3f6843ac70d57201a13478dd47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43cc5a0afe4184a7fafe1eba32b5a11bb69c9ce0

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