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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: uio: Fix stale info pointer in failed registration path After device_add(), the… (CVE-2026-93054)

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High
Published: 09/17/2026 (09/17/2026, 18:32:08 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: uio: Fix stale info pointer in failed registration path After device_add(), the UIO device is visible to userspace and /dev/uioX can be opened. If a later setup step fails, __uio_register_device() unwinds the device but leaves idev->info pointing at the caller-owned struct uio_info. That is unsafe when an opener races with the failed registration path. The open file keeps a reference to the uio_device, while the caller sees registration failure and may free its struct uio_info. Later file operations can then follow idev->info and dereference freed memory. Handle post-device_add() failures like unregister: remove UIO attributes while the info pointer is still valid, then clear idev->info under info_lock and wake existing waiters/async users before removing the device and minor. This makes already-open file descriptors observe the same "device gone" state as normal uio_unregister_device().

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.0high

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-v69r-w76r-qv39
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-93054"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6aade51855bf5e2cf5edc036

Added to database: 09/19/2026, 01:27:52 UTC

Last updated: 09/19/2026, 01:27:52 UTC

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