serial: imx: serialize imx_uart_ports[] lifetime
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: imx: serialize imx_uart_ports[] lifetime imx_uart_probe() publishes its devm-allocated port in imx_uart_ports[] before uart_add_one_port() because console setup uses the table. The entry is not cleared when adding the port fails or after removal, leaving a dangling pointer. A sibling probe can register the shared console through that stale entry. This was reproduced under KASAN on QEMU mcimx6ul-evk by unbinding a sibling UART, unbinding the console UART and rebinding the sibling. Keep the entry valid through uart_remove_one_port(), then clear it. Protect port addition and removal together with their table updates so sibling operations cannot interleave. Reject an occupied slot rather than clobbering an active port during a duplicate-line probe.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89740
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q55c-3wjg-8jjp
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@abc17fd508a511669997e48f8b014d8aa043abdf · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a4acf2739434a014cdfc282175cffd3e35a97fa4 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce9c074868d5c8adfb0c72de4324138d6fa1a1a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4acf2739434a014cdfc282175cffd3e35a97fa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abc17fd508a511669997e48f8b014d8aa043abdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681696ae9e4a28bdf54893c807dfe4a6c08e30a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b932202fcdbeb2ef58d89ce4363f480433c234
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7429dce56a73bc080a8c072edb167106f73a08ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0b29fdcb47907ae0296b8fe829e918e05e300f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89740 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89740 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q55c-3wjg-8jjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89740 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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