CVE-2026-98754
kernel: tty: vcc: hold port lock when clearing tty pointer in vcc_cleanup
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 18, 2026
Updated · October 23, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Virtual Console Concentrator (VCC) driver. An omission in locking allows a race condition to occur between device cleanup operations and asynchronous event callbacks. A local attacker could exploit this timing issue to cause a use-after-free condition, potentially leading to a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference