{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-90336","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-09-11T19:38:34.803Z","datePublished":"2026-09-17T16:08:49.016Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-17T16:08:49.016Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-09-17T16:08:49.016Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nserial: core: clear freed pointers on uart_register_driver() failure\n\nuart_register_driver() leaves drv->state pointing to freed memory when\ntty_alloc_driver() fails. If tty_register_driver() fails, drv->tty_driver\nalso retains a pointer after its reference is dropped.\n\nDrivers that use drv->state as an \"already registered\" flag can then skip\nregistration on the next probe and pass the freed state to\nuart_add_one_port().\n\nThis issue was found with failslab on QEMU's raspi1ap board by\nfailing registration and binding the PL011 port again.\n\nClear both pointers on their failure paths, as uart_unregister_driver()\nalready does."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2","lessThan":"06b376432974fe5f25f2843a8e8438c6a1cf3d50","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2","lessThan":"61a2fb25551be0375bc16ef2a70c987dfca26183","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c"],"versions":[{"version":"2.6.12","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"2.6.12","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.6","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3-rc1","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.2.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.3-rc1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b376432974fe5f25f2843a8e8438c6a1cf3d50"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a2fb25551be0375bc16ef2a70c987dfca26183"}],"title":"serial: core: clear freed pointers on uart_register_driver() failure","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}