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CVE-2026-31753

auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 66c93809487e62c4f59ef08625a3fbc0a7de6dd2 to < 625fdac41cfc4ca9e1774a0d31d7985aec2c1d66affected
  • 66c93809487e62c4f59ef08625a3fbc0a7de6dd2 to < 7f138de156b20d9f9da6f72f90b63c01941d97d3affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.19affected
  • 0 to < 6.19unaffected
  • 6.19.12 to ≤ 6.19.*unaffected
  • 7.0 to ≤ *unaffected

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