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serial: core: do fallible allocations before the console can be registered

Published Sep 17, 2026

Description

serial_core_add_one_port() allocates uport->tty_groups after uart_configure_port(), which may register the console. If the allocation fails, the driver unwinds the port while its console remains registered. The earlier uport->name allocation has a related failure path that leaves state->uart_port linked to a port being freed.

Failslab reproduced a NULL dereference in PL011 console output and a KASAN use-after-free in i.MX console output after failed binds.

Allocate the name and tty_groups before linking the port and configuring it. Reserve space for the optional driver attribute group because config_port() may populate uport->attr_group during configuration.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Sep 17, 2026
Updated Sep 17, 2026
Reserved Sep 11, 2026
NVD
Status Received
Modified Sep 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a