# CVE-2026-80643: EDAC/igen6: Fix call trace due to missing release()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.11.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/igen6: Fix call trace due to missing release() When unloading the igen6_edac driver, there is a call trace: Device '(null)' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed. See Documentation/core-api/kobject.rst. WARNING: drivers/base/core.c:2567 at device_release+0x84/0x90, CPU#5: rmmod/127209 ... RIP: 0010:device_release+0x84/0x90 Call Trace: <TASK> kobject_put+0x8c/0x220 put_device+0x17/0x30 igen6_unregister_mcis+0xa2/0xe0 [igen6_edac] igen6_remove+0x82/0xb0 [igen6_edac] ... Fix the call trace by providing empty release() functions for the memory controller devices.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6059b0552d73a0b5430bc7a71a9c74f4d944e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9560b6d3f665eddf7a625adfc9af8c6980c3f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449ba210e6bee9ef6e69c6ab58198ffa5aa479ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a84ced0243c74aa431ec287555054c69e6167d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a341302c5126ef96bb45286224d67ef60a24281e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1f9d466c7d83ab0d2a529e07984e53b5960dcd

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