High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Jun 1, 2026
CVE-2026-31527
CVE-2026-31527
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure
When a driver is probed through __driver_attach(), the bus' match() callback is called without the device lock held, thus accessing the driver_override field without a lock, which can cause a UAF.
Fix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure taking care of proper locking internally.
Note that calling match() from __driver_attach() without the device lock held is intentional. [1]
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.17,<6.12.80
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b38efc05bf7a8568ec74bfffea0f5cfa62bc01dnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c02a9bd7d14a89065fcf672b86d8e1d1a41d3b1nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a6086d2a828dd2ff74cf9abcae456670febd71fnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/edee7ee5a14c3b33f6d54641f5af5c5e9180992dnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/492349e5e4a369a8b62781100a3ade470bf1ce6bnvd
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