auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release
linedisp_release() currently retrieves the enclosing struct linedisp via
to_linedisp(). That lookup depends on the attachment list, but the
attachment may already have been removed before put_device() invokes the
release callback. This can happen in linedisp_unregister(), and can also
be reached from some linedisp_register() error paths.
In that case, to_linedisp() returns NULL and linedisp_release()
dereferences it while freeing the display resources.
The struct device released here is the embedded linedisp->dev used by
linedisp_register(), so retrieve the enclosing object directly with
container_of() instead.
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release linedisp_release() currently retrieves the enclosing struct linedisp via to_linedisp(). That lookup depends on the attachment list, but the attachment may already have been removed before put_device() invokes the release callback. This can happen in linedisp_unregister(), and can also be reached from some linedisp_register() error paths. In that case, to_linedisp() returns NULL and linedisp_release() dereferences it while freeing the display resources. The struct device released here is the embedded linedisp->dev used by linedisp_register(), so retrieve the enclosing object directly with container_of() instead. | |
| Title | auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:15:08.690Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.139Z
Link: CVE-2026-31753
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-05-01T15:16:38.223
Modified: 2026-05-08T18:52:16.810
Link: CVE-2026-31753
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Updated: 2026-05-08T21:15:05Z