GHSA-45FM-HW2M-668X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-17 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-18 18:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

slip: remove slip_hangup() to fix use-after-free in slip_receive_buf()

Jaeyoung Chung and Eulgyu Kim reported a slab-use-after-free read in slip_receive_buf() when racing against tty hangup.

tty_ldisc_hangup() calls ld->ops->hangup() while holding only a read lock on tty->ldisc_sem (via tty_ldisc_ref()). Because slip_hangup() simply called slip_close(), it ran concurrently with reader functions such as slip_receive_buf().

slip_close() unregisters and frees the net device and its private struct slip, causing concurrent reader threads in slip_receive_buf() to dereference freed memory.

Line discipline close() is already guaranteed to be called under the write lock of tty->ldisc_sem during hangup processing (in tty_ldisc_reinit() or tty_ldisc_kill()).

Remove slip_hangup() so teardown is serialized cleanly by slip_close().

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-90057"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-17T17:16:54Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nslip: remove slip_hangup() to fix use-after-free in slip_receive_buf()\n\nJaeyoung Chung and Eulgyu Kim reported a slab-use-after-free read\nin slip_receive_buf() when racing against tty hangup.\n\ntty_ldisc_hangup() calls ld-\u003eops-\u003ehangup() while holding only\na read lock on tty-\u003eldisc_sem (via tty_ldisc_ref()).\nBecause slip_hangup() simply called slip_close(), it ran concurrently\nwith reader functions such as slip_receive_buf().\n\nslip_close() unregisters and frees the net device and its private\nstruct slip, causing concurrent reader threads in slip_receive_buf()\nto dereference freed memory.\n\nLine discipline close() is already guaranteed to be called under\nthe write lock of tty-\u003eldisc_sem during hangup processing\n(in tty_ldisc_reinit() or tty_ldisc_kill()).\n\nRemove slip_hangup() so teardown is serialized cleanly by slip_close().",
  "id": "GHSA-45fm-hw2m-668x",
  "modified": "2026-09-18T18:31:25Z",
  "published": "2026-09-17T18:31:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90057"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23c53269f2baaedf2d92784290cb9ef6db2a3bce"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3b1edff1ecb47d323f2506b3ffc22178acd1c6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2dbac3fb03b4427ccf057debc83fc61ee102529"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a540a49fcca59d1c92c3a6462e67ca21676a88df"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddbc5dc5a2e29b3934da09c1ba3c930fd8a40fd6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de1f978c0f6ab42b28192d74dc59af52fdc76135"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}



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