# CVE-2026-89977: accel/ethosu: check MMIO mapping errors in probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 5a5e9c0228e613f0ef2a58b9782d7c0ea8f1e58b, fixed in f7aad73b481194e3f0efba9688e9a5914bbd036b; from 5a5e9c0228e613f0ef2a58b9782d7c0ea8f1e58b, fixed in 7ab64476a610fe65858fdc37c7a30caa13e334ac
- Linux: 6.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/ethosu: check MMIO mapping errors in probe devm_platform_ioremap_resource() returns an error pointer when the register resource cannot be mapped. ethosu_probe() stores it and continues until initialization dereferences it through MMIO accessors. Return the mapping error before initializing the device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7aad73b481194e3f0efba9688e9a5914bbd036b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab64476a610fe65858fdc37c7a30caa13e334ac

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