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CVE-2026-64013

Low risk· EPSS 5%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the ACPI Button driver causes a GPE handler leak during driver removal. This can lead to kernel crashes and failure to re-probe the device.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks system crashes (kernel panic) when the ACPI button driver is removed or reloaded, potentially disrupting critical services.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the GPE handler leak). Apply the security patch from your distribution vendor for production systems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: button: Fix ACPI GPE handler leak during removal Commit a7e23ec17fee ("ACPI: button: Install notifier for system events as well") changed the ACPI notify handler type for ACPI buttons to ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY, but it forgot to update acpi_button_remove() to reflect that change. This leads to leaking the notify handler past driver removal, which may cause a kernel crash to occur if ACPI notify on the given device is triggered after removing the driver, and causes a subsequent probe of the given device with the same driver to fail. Address this by updating the acpi_remove_notify_handler() call in acpi_button_remove() as appropriate.

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