CVE-2026-31753

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2026
First seenMay 1, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.19.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.12, 7.06.19.12

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