CVE-2026-93054
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.
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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
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 4
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
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).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection65 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact55 %
Vulnerabilidad de kernel local (AV:L, PR:L) que permite acceso a memoria liberada tras fallo de registro. Causa lectura de datos sensibles en memoria y potencial DoS por desreferencia.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
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/15340b00e665af805523b08515294a1aa1778151
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16695e9059d80ea6661e8399064b0c01f641dd8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/234156f6c6d9ec35dc47abbcc3adc3c79fc6a5ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/506b43dde5f9ac0068b1360e6b5dbee07fda59fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63eaa7663335d482a8825c231213e312cacea567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b6fc084b034a91c3ec7907a3fed89a2450f30b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df4faf65194ec6c315a59be4c6749eaeb3009243
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5bd6731183eb6f619140c9bef2ee11ed818c20
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