Bug 2532284 (CVE-2026-89585) - CVE-2026-89585 kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in auxdisplay charlcd component
Summary: CVE-2026-89585 kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in auxdisplay charlcd com...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-89585
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-11 22:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-11 22:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 22:07:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

auxdisplay: charlcd: cancel backlight work on registration failure

With CONFIG_CHARLCD_BL_FLASH, charlcd_init() schedules bl_work before
charlcd_register() calls misc_register(). If registration fails, the
caller frees the charlcd object while delayed work still contains its
address.

Add charlcd_deinit() to cancel the delayed work and turn the backlight
off. Use it for both registration rollback and normal unregistration.


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