CVE-2026-64166 firmware: arm_ffa: Check for NULL FF-A ID table while driver registration

What is CVE-2026-64166?

CVE-2026-64166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 2026. 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64166?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-64166?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-64166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-64166, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64166, GHSA-hfhw-j953-vcq4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64166.