{"cve":"CVE-2026-53385","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-19T12:16:49.387","modified":"2026-08-17T05:17:12.580","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write\n\nA KASAN null-ptr-deref was observed in vcs_notifier():\n\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier+0x98/0x130\nRead of size 2 at addr qmp_cmd_name: qmp_capabilities, arguments: {}\n\nThe issue is a race condition in vcs_write(). When the console_lock is\ntemporarily dropped (to copy data from userspace), the vc_data pointer\nobtained from vcs_vc() may become stale. After re-acquiring the lock,\nvcs_vc() is called again to re-validate the pointer. If the vc has been\ndeallocated in the meantime, vcs_vc() returns NULL, and the while loop\nbreaks (with written > 0). However, after the loop, vcs_scr_updated(vc)\nis still called with the now-NULL vc pointer, leading to a null pointer\ndereference in the notifier chain (vcs_notifier dereferences param->vc).\n\nFix this by adding a NULL check for vc before calling vcs_scr_updated().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09a43e81279b8da15526da09877134b8bcf618b0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43a6281790273c1b0a9ab76609ff0245b968f1e6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73049768ad57145acd337102c5aa3c788e6642c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74be188eb2dc1c99d63986167b9a67d415fe7326","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc3dd79777f6ae4625ec37e84dd18a26dc88bde"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:45:36.895656543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53385","score":0.00132,"percentile":0.02766,"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."]}