CVE-2026-53384

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.
Configurations

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History

29 Jul 2026, 19:31

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CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-416
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07ffe414a708ae60551401cec5d727ed156b8caf - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07ffe414a708ae60551401cec5d727ed156b8caf - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fc708b4de7f86002d2d735a2dbf3b5b7f65692 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fc708b4de7f86002d2d735a2dbf3b5b7f65692 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d205fe80f2181f0109150ad1fa06ee5bc046935 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d205fe80f2181f0109150ad1fa06ee5bc046935 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/511d2b92f8d20de04acafab676150d26fb5c67f4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/511d2b92f8d20de04acafab676150d26fb5c67f4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778b9dda4b24005a27bcd9c35c110bf8d7f259ca - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778b9dda4b24005a27bcd9c35c110bf8d7f259ca - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccdf4510a3873b14e5e348cdb038717996f09fda - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccdf4510a3873b14e5e348cdb038717996f09fda - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72650a4f334581b23a1892b888a4cb1be142f76 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72650a4f334581b23a1892b888a4cb1be142f76 - Patch

20 Jul 2026, 15:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
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