# CVE-2026-46257: clocksource/drivers/timer-sp804: Fix an Oops when read\_current\_timer is called on ARM32 platforms where the SP804 is not registered as the sched\_clock.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-03 · Updated: 2026-06-03

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clocksource/drivers/timer-sp804: Fix an Oops when read_current_timer is called on ARM32 platforms where the SP804 is not registered as the sched_clock. On SP804, the delay timer shares the same clkevt instance with sched_clock. On some platforms, when sp804_clocksource_and_sched_clock_init is called with use_sched_clock not set to 1, sched_clkevt is not properly initialized. However, sp804_register_delay_timer is invoked unconditionally, and read_current_timer() subsequently calls sp804_read on an uninitialized sched_clkevt, leading to a kernel Oops when accessing sched_clkevt->value. Declare a dedicated clkevt instance exclusively for delay timer, instead of sharing the same clkevt with sched_clock. This ensures that read_current_timer continues to work correctly regardless of whether SP804 is selected as the sched_clock.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693b0b594b0f278bafa784984129c0c0f988e352
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694921a93f3e3621e067afc545cedf6fe3b234a9

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