# CVE-2023-54058: firmware: arm_ffa: Check if ffa_driver remove is present before executing

> A local attacker can cause a kernel crash by unloading an ARM FFA driver that lacks a remove callback, leading to a null pointer dereference.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-54058, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54058, GHSA-chjw-9fmq-6p9g, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54058

## What is CVE-2023-54058?

CVE-2023-54058 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firmware: arm_ffa: Check if ffa_driver remove is present before executing

Currently ffa_drv->remove() is called unconditionally from
ffa_device_remove(). Since the driver registration doesn't check for it
and allows it to be registered without .remove callback, we need to check
for the presence of it before executing it from ffa_device_remove() to
above a NULL pointer dereference like the one below:

  | Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
  | Mem abort info:
  |   ESR = 0x0000000086000004
  |   EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
  |   SET = 0, FnV = 0
  |   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
  |   FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
  | user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000881cc8000
  | [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
  | Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
  | CPU: 3 PID: 130 Comm: rmmod Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7 #6
  | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)
  | pstate: 63402809 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=-c)
  | pc : 0x0
  | lr : ffa_device_remove+0x20/0x2c
  | Call trace:
  |  0x0
  |  device_release_driver_internal+0x16c/0x260
  |  driver_detach+0x90/0xd0
  |  bus_remove_driver+0xdc/0x11c
  |  driver_unregister+0x30/0x54
  |  ffa_driver_unregister+0x14/0x20
  |  cleanup_module+0x18/0xeec
  |  __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x234/0x378
  |  invoke_syscall+0x40/0x108
  |  el0_svc_common+0xb4/0xf0
  |  do_el0_svc+0x30/0xa4
  |  el0_svc+0x2c/0x7c
  |  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0
  |  el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54058?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54058?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-54058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54058 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54058 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54058/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54058/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54058
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54058
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54058

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