# CVE-2026-64166: firmware: arm\_ffa: Check for NULL FF-A ID table while driver registration

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-07-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_ffa: Check for NULL FF-A ID table while driver registration The bus match callback assumes that every FF-A driver provides an id_table and dereferences it unconditionally. Enforce that contract at registration time so a buggy client driver cannot crash the bus during match.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98f131256beaddd51ad468e95d90d857fef12bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc499d1acddbb75b5b4bce05f5296dd8ef9611fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adfff93d08a2e12ecf2a1eba272d18bc749f13c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f59211984f66788390e7469f3e99d3796db4a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/820245d86ce58898fb48b4fefc77d0cafc02801d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198f6c86d508ed562f07dc00276cac6dbb5dd3bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a5e695095c557d2380131b613dea4e8d90371be

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