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{
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"cveMetadata": {
"cveId": "CVE-2026-97480",
"assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"state": "PUBLISHED",
"assignerShortName": "Linux",
"dateReserved": "2026-09-24T16:01:01.149Z",
"datePublished": "2026-09-24T16:04:22.893Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:37:01.897Z"
},
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"dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:37:01.897Z"
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"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntty: serial: 8250: protect against NULL uart->port.dev in register\n\nserial8250_register_8250_port() conditionally copies uart->port.dev\nfrom up->port.dev only when up->port.dev is non-NULL:\n\n\tif (up->port.dev) {\n\t\tuart->port.dev = up->port.dev;\n\t\t...\n\t}\n\nSo if both the existing uart slot and up have a NULL ->dev,\nuart->port.dev remains NULL. The very next ACPI companion check\nthen dereferences it unconditionally:\n\n\tif (!has_acpi_companion(uart->port.dev)) {\n\nhas_acpi_companion() reads dev->fwnode without a NULL guard\n(include/linux/acpi.h), so this NULL-derefs the kernel for the\nremaining no-dev case rather than just skipping the\nmctrl_gpio_init() initialisation as intended.\n\nsmatch flags the inconsistency:\n\n drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:767\n serial8250_register_8250_port() error: 'uart->port.dev' could be\n null (see line 719)\n\nGuard the call with a NULL check so register continues to work\nfor callers that legitimately have no parent device (legacy\nnon-OF/non-ACPI registrations).\n\nNo functional change for callers that pass a non-NULL ->dev."
}
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"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
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"drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c"
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"status": "affected"
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"status": "unaffected",
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},
{
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{
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{
"version": "7.2",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
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"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f728f7f38a6eca16923c72fc6826445810d2b41f"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68059b6e9f7292714286e2b0f5185ed2a43fccc5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c78f89cf2fbae18b14c78bf172ca15d832aff15"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cbab666721d974bfe033a12045d808936deaefd"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941c9f84c9b6310f7aaa1c8c785dcc634ee33050"
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"title": "tty: serial: 8250: protect against NULL uart->port.dev in register",
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