Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74461 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in i2c: imx: Cancel hrtimer before clearing slave pointer. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <a8a1f9ac3d763e721586f15479ef9140b216ddf3 || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <753060f2b77ff2f386addbd3ecadb95b9f90cddd || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <affd62f5719a78135b7441aa49c8cab3c3b5e838 || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <dab4762ee7f3fd0a01980d5407ba48d0261d3bff || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <6ac7702b6cc2b94aaed9ef2d95bfbefcdc90061f | a8a1f9ac3d763e721586f15479ef9140b216ddf3, 753060f2b77ff2f386addbd3ecadb95b9f90cddd, affd62f5719a78135b7441aa49c8cab3c3b5e838, dab4762ee7f3fd0a01980d5407ba48d0261d3bff, 6ac7702b6cc2b94aaed9ef2d95bfbefcdc90061f |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: imx: Cancel hrtimer before clearing slave pointer In i2c_imx_unreg_slave(), the slave pointer is set to NULL after disabling interrupts. However, a pending interrupt might already have started the hrtimer (i2c_imx_slave_timeout) before the pointer was cleared. If the hrtimer fires after i2c_imx->slave is set to NULL, the timer callback i2c_imx_slave_finish_op() will call i2c_imx_slave_event() with a NULL slave pointer, which results in a use-after-free / NULL pointer dereference. Fix by canceling the hrtimer and waiting for it to complete after disabling interrupts, before clearing the slave pointer.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74461 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in i2c: imx: Cancel hrtimer before clearing slave pointer. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <a8a1f9ac3d763e721586f15479ef9140b216ddf3 || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <753060f2b77ff2f386addbd3ecadb95b9f90cddd || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <affd62f5719a78135b7441aa49c8cab3c3b5e838 || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <dab4762ee7f3fd0a01980d5407ba48d0261d3bff || >=f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1 <6ac7702b6cc2b94aaed9ef2d95bfbefcdc90061f | a8a1f9ac3d763e721586f15479ef9140b216ddf3, 753060f2b77ff2f386addbd3ecadb95b9f90cddd, affd62f5719a78135b7441aa49c8cab3c3b5e838, dab4762ee7f3fd0a01980d5407ba48d0261d3bff, 6ac7702b6cc2b94aaed9ef2d95bfbefcdc90061f |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: imx: Cancel hrtimer before clearing slave pointer In i2c_imx_unreg_slave(), the slave pointer is set to NULL after disabling interrupts. However, a pending interrupt might already have started the hrtimer (i2c_imx_slave_timeout) before the pointer was cleared. If the hrtimer fires after i2c_imx->slave is set to NULL, the timer callback i2c_imx_slave_finish_op() will call i2c_imx_slave_event() with a NULL slave pointer, which results in a use-after-free / NULL pointer dereference. Fix by canceling the hrtimer and waiting for it to complete after disabling interrupts, before clearing the slave pointer.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.