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

tty: skip cdev_del() when no cdev is registered

TTY device registration can fail before a cdev is allocated.
Serial core keeps the port so setserial can still use it, and later
removal passes the NULL cdev slot to cdev_del(), causing a NULL-pointer
dereference.

Only delete the cdev when the slot is not NULL.

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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: skip cdev_del() when no cdev is registered TTY device registration can fail before a cdev is allocated. Serial core keeps the port so setserial can still use it, and later removal passes the NULL cdev slot to cdev_del(), causing a NULL-pointer dereference. Only delete the cdev when the slot is not NULL.
Title tty: skip cdev_del() when no cdev is registered
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:08:48.127Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.803Z

Link: CVE-2026-90335

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:32.073

Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:32.073

Link: CVE-2026-90335

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