CVE-2026-80923
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xhci: dbgtty: Fix unregister on tty_register_driver() failure
If tty_register_driver() fails, it drops the reference, but fails to set the global dbc_tty_driver to NULL, causing the unregister to be called again when module exits.
On module unload dbc_tty_exit() only gates its cleanup on the driver pointer being non-NULL, so it operates on the already-freed driver:
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
module_init(xhci_hcd_init)
xhci_hcd_init()
xhci_dbc_init() [return value ignored]
dbc_tty_init()
tty_register_driver() fails
tty_driver_kref_put() -> driver freed
(dbc_tty_driver left dangling)
...
module_exit(xhci_hcd_fini)
xhci_hcd_fini()
xhci_dbc_exit()
dbc_tty_exit()
if (dbc_tty_driver) -> true (dangling)
tty_unregister_driver() -> use-after-freeCVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b7bc0938061f2fd46e0094f6483d8c6c02f7d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0faf3cc44c4d86fc6faf5cea972c0fbe00b922
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e469b94fbba8eb03666da41dd1082b793c50c1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ed35ca629477f57e0dd1d77d6df96cf5a9eb55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43635ff6401ca0e0ed21875379eeded921321525
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943f976c93e70563b132f5585ff68b08c89641a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a916fa66a43e10f63198b6ce978badffc678821a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaca2814f32b9872a332326324b9e83e01f156d2
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxhci: dbgtty: Fix unregister on tty_register_driver() failure\n\nIf tty_register_driver() fails, it drops the reference, but fails to set\nthe global dbc_tty_driver to NULL, causing the unregister to be called\nagain when module exits.\n\nOn module unload dbc_tty_exit() only gates its cleanup on the driver\npointer being non-NULL, so it operates on the already-freed driver:\n\n module_init(xhci_hcd_init)\n xhci_hcd_init()\n xhci_dbc_init() [return value ignored]\n dbc_tty_init()\n tty_register_driver() fails\n tty_driver_kref_put() -> driver freed\n (dbc_tty_driver left dangling)\n ...\n module_exit(xhci_hcd_fini)\n xhci_hcd_fini()\n xhci_dbc_exit()\n dbc_tty_exit()\n if (dbc_tty_driver) -> true (dangling)\n tty_unregister_driver() -> use-after-free"
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