In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
serial: 8250_dw: unregister 8250 port if clk_notifier_register() fails
dw8250_probe() registers the 8250 port via serial8250_register_8250_port()
and then, if the device has a clock, registers a clock notifier. If
clk_notifier_register() fails, probe returns the error but leaves the
8250 port registered. The matching serial8250_unregister_port() lives
in dw8250_remove(), which is not called when probe fails, so the port
slot stays occupied until the device is rebound or the system is
rebooted. The devm-allocated driver data is freed while the port still
references it (via the saved private_data and serial_in/serial_out
callbacks), so any access to that port slot before a rebind is a
use-after-free hazard.
Unregister the port on the clk_notifier_register() error path.
References
Configurations
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History
29 Jul 2026, 19:31
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07ffe414a708ae60551401cec5d727ed156b8caf - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fc708b4de7f86002d2d735a2dbf3b5b7f65692 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d205fe80f2181f0109150ad1fa06ee5bc046935 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/511d2b92f8d20de04acafab676150d26fb5c67f4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778b9dda4b24005a27bcd9c35c110bf8d7f259ca - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccdf4510a3873b14e5e348cdb038717996f09fda - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72650a4f334581b23a1892b888a4cb1be142f76 - Patch |
20 Jul 2026, 15:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
19 Jul 2026, 12:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-19 12:16
Updated : 2026-08-07 20:47
NVD link : CVE-2026-53384
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53384
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53384
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
