auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-31753
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-01 15:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-05-08 18:52:16 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.029270000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-476

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc6 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 66c93809487e62c4f59ef08625a3fbc0a7de6dd2 625fdac41cfc4ca9e1774a0d31d7985aec2c1d66 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 66c93809487e62c4f59ef08625a3fbc0a7de6dd2 7f138de156b20d9f9da6f72f90b63c01941d97d3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.12 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/625fdac41cfc4ca9e1774a0d31d7985aec2c1d66 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f138de156b20d9f9da6f72f90b63c01941d97d3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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