Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write
A KASAN null-ptr-deref was observed in vcs_notifier():
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier+0x98/0x130
Read of size 2 at addr qmp_cmd_name: qmp_capabilities, arguments: {}
The issue is a race condition in vcs_write(). When the console_lock is
temporarily dropped (to copy data from userspace), the vc_data pointer
obtained from vcs_vc() may become stale. After re-acquiring the lock,
vcs_vc() is called again to re-validate the pointer. If the vc has been
deallocated in the meantime, vcs_vc() returns NULL, and the while loop
breaks (with written > 0). However, after the loop, vcs_scr_updated(vc)
is still called with the now-NULL vc pointer, leading to a null pointer
dereference in the notifier chain (vcs_notifier dereferences param->vc).
Fix this by adding a NULL check for vc before calling vcs_scr_updated().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: adc: ti-ads1298: add bounds check to pga_settings index
ads1298_pga_settings has 7 elements but ADS1298_MASK_CH_PGA can yield
values 0-7. If it yields a value >= 7, this causes an out-of-bounds
array access. Add a bounds check and return -EINVAL if the index
is out of range.
Note that the remaining value b111 is reserved so should not be seen
in a correctly functioning system.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: light: veml6075: add bounds check to veml6075_it_ms index
veml6075_it_ms has 5 elements but VEML6075_CONF_IT can yield values 0-7.
If it returns a value >= 5, this causes an out-of-bounds array access.
Add a bounds check and return -EINVAL if the index is out of range.
The problem values are reserved so should never be read from the
register. Hence this is hardening against fault device, missprogramming
or bus corruption.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fuse: re-lock request before replacing page cache folio
fuse_try_move_folio() unlocks the request on entry but does not
re-lock it on the success path. This means fuse_chan_abort() can end the
request and free the fuse_io_args (eg fuse_readpages_end()) while the
subsequent copy chain logic after fuse_try_move_folio() accesses the
fuse_io_args, leading to use-after-free issues.
Fix this by calling lock_request() before replace_page_cache_folio().
This ensures the request is locked on the success path which will
prevent the fuse_io_args from being freed while the later copying logic
runs, and also ensures that the ap->folios[i]->mapping is never null
since ap->folios[i] will always point to the newfolio after
replace_page_cache_folio().
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tcp-ao: fix use-after-free of key in del_async path
In tcp_ao_delete_key(), the del_async path skips the current_key
and rnext_key validity checks present in the synchronous path,
assuming these pointers are always NULL on LISTEN sockets. However,
if a key was added with set_current=1/set_rnext=1 while the socket
was in CLOSE state, current_key and rnext_key will be non-NULL
after listen() transitions the socket to LISTEN.
When such a key is deleted with del_async=1, hlist_del_rcu() and
call_rcu() free the key without clearing the dangling pointers.
After the RCU grace period, getsockopt(TCP_AO_INFO) dereferences
current_key->sndid and rnext_key->rcvid from freed slab memory.
Clear current_key and rnext_key in the del_async path when they
reference the key being deleted.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtiofs: fix UAF on submount umount
iput() called from fuse_release_end() can Oops if the super block has
already been destroyed. Normally this is prevented by waiting for
num_waiting to go down to zero before commencing with super block shutdown.
This only works, however, for the last submount instance, as the wait
counter is per connection, not per superblock.
Revert to using synchronous release requests for the auto_submounts case,
which is virtiofs only at this time.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: vidtv: fix NULL pointer dereference in vidtv_mux_push_si
syzbot reported a general protection fault in
vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into [1].
vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() can return NULL, but vidtv_mux_push_si() does
not check for this before dereferencing the returned pointer to access
the continuity counter. This leads to a general protection fault when
accessing a near-NULL address.
The root cause is that vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init() does not check the
return value of vidtv_mux_create_pid_ctx_once() for PMT section PIDs.
If the allocation fails, the PID context is never created, but init
returns success. The subsequent vidtv_mux_push_si() call then gets
NULL from vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() and crashes.
Fix both the root cause (add error check in vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init
for PMT PIDs) and add defensive NULL checks in vidtv_mux_push_si for
all vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx() calls.
[1]
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
Workqueue: events vidtv_mux_tick
RIP: 0010:vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into+0x54a/0xbc0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:197
Call Trace:
<TASK>
vidtv_psi_table_header_write_into drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:799 [inline]
vidtv_psi_pmt_write_into+0x3b2/0xa70 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:1231
vidtv_mux_push_si+0x932/0xe80 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:196
vidtv_mux_tick+0xe9b/0x1480 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:408
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: i2c: ov8856: free control handler on error in ov8856_init_controls()
The control handler wasn't freed if adding controls failed, add an error
exit label and convert the existing error return to use it.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: rzv2h-ivc: Fix concurrent buffer list access
The list of buffers (`rzv2h_ivc::buffers.queue`) is protected by a
spinlock (`rzv2h_ivc::buffers.lock`). However, in
`rzv2h_ivc_transfer_buffer()`, which runs in a separate workqueue, the
`list_del()` call is executed without holding the spinlock, which makes
it possible for the list to be concurrently modified
Fix that by removing a buffer from the list in the lock protected section.
[assign ivc->buffers.curr in critical section as reported by Barnabas]
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/vma: do not try to unmap a VMA if mmap_prepare() invoked from mmap()
The mmap_prepare hook functionality includes the ability to invoke
mmap_prepare() from the mmap() hook of existing 'stacked' drivers, that is
ones which are capable of calling the mmap hooks of other drivers/file
systems (e.g. overlayfs, shm).
As part of the mmap_prepare action functionality, we deal with errors by
unmapping the VMA should one arise. This works in the usual mmap_prepare
case, as we invoke this action at the last moment, when the VMA is
established in the maple tree.
However, the mmap() hook passes a not-fully-established VMA pointer to the
caller (which is the motivation behind the mmap_prepare() work), which is
detached.
So attempting to unmap a VMA in this state will be problematic, with the
most obvious symptom being a warning in vma_mark_detached(), because the
VMA is already detached.
It's also unncessary - the mmap() handler will clean up the VMA on error.
So to fix this issue, this patch propagates whether or not an mmap action
is being completed via the compatibility layer or directly.
If the former, then we do not attempt VMA cleanup, if the latter, then we
do.
This patch also updates the userland VMA tests to reflect the change.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-07-19