Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tty: vcc: hold port lock when clearing tty pointer in vcc_cleanup

vcc_cleanup() sets port->tty to NULL without holding port->lock, racing
with vcc_event() LDC callbacks that read port->tty under port->lock and
then use tty->port. This can cause a use-after-free when the callback
dereferences tty->port after cleanup has already destroyed and freed it.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4850-1 linux-6.12 security update
History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000


Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: vcc: hold port lock when clearing tty pointer in vcc_cleanup vcc_cleanup() sets port->tty to NULL without holding port->lock, racing with vcc_event() LDC callbacks that read port->tty under port->lock and then use tty->port. This can cause a use-after-free when the callback dereferences tty->port after cleanup has already destroyed and freed it.
Title tty: vcc: hold port lock when clearing tty pointer in vcc_cleanup
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T12:56:29.979Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.368Z

Link: CVE-2026-98754

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:29.203

Modified: 2026-10-21T13:21:43.693

Link: CVE-2026-98754

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98754 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-23T22:45:14Z

Weaknesses