CVE-2026-43259: phy: fsl-imx8mq-usb: set platform driver data

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: fsl-imx8mq-usb: set platform driver data Add missing platform_set_drvdata() as the data will be used in remove().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.15 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6 — fixed in 6.18.16, 6.19.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18.16, 6.19.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06db8c06d94858cda4b3870f421a1aeeef617690
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d9509161d0539767ba875f3ef6b4b3c0b425ed
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/debf8326a435ac746f48173e4742a574810f1ff4

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