{"cve":"CVE-2026-23227","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-18T16:22:32.467","modified":"2026-06-17T10:21:08.403","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/exynos: vidi: use ctx->lock to protect struct vidi_context member variables related to memory alloc/free\n\nExynos Virtual Display driver performs memory alloc/free operations\nwithout lock protection, which easily causes concurrency problem.\n\nFor example, use-after-free can occur in race scenario like this:\n```\n\tCPU0\t\t\t\tCPU1\t\t\t\tCPU2\n\t----\t\t\t\t----\t\t\t\t----\n  vidi_connection_ioctl()\n    if (vidi->connection) // true\n      drm_edid = drm_edid_alloc(); // alloc drm_edid\n      ...\n      ctx->raw_edid = drm_edid;\n      ...\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdrm_mode_getconnector()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    vidi_get_modes()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      if (ctx->raw_edid) // true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        drm_edid_dup(ctx->raw_edid);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t          if (!drm_edid) // false\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t          ...\n\t\t\t\tvidi_connection_ioctl()\n\t\t\t\t  if (vidi->connection) // false\n\t\t\t\t    drm_edid_free(ctx->raw_edid); // free drm_edid\n\t\t\t\t    ...\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t          drm_edid_alloc(drm_edid->edid)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            kmemdup(edid); // UAF!!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            ...\n```\n\nTo prevent these vulns, at least in vidi_context, member variables related\nto memory alloc/free should be protected with ctx->lock.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd2c155740dbd00868ac5a8ae5d14cd6b9ed385","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b24d3e8792bcc050c70e8e0dea6b49c4fc63b13","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b330799e2d6f825ae2bb74662ec1b10eb954bb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56966a4cfa925ec24edb68ab652a740a7abe2c4d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b75407c172e1f341a8a5097c5cbc97dbbdd893"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:23:35.260773158+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23227","score":0.00173,"percentile":0.06698,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}