CVE-2026-89823

CVE-2026-89823

High · published September 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl

If drm_dev_register() fails after registering a minor (e.g. render minor

registered, primary minor fails), userspace could have opened the first

minor and entered a drm_dev_enter() critical section. Since the

unplugged flag was never set, the ioctl proceeds while the error path

tears down device resources.

Fix this by introducing drm_dev_synchronize_unplug(), which sets the

unplugged flag and waits for the SRCU barrier, ensuring all in-flight

drm_dev_enter() critical sections complete before cleanup proceeds; call

it on the error path of drm_dev_register().

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00169 · 5.9th percentile
Published
2026-09-16T15:16Z
References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 04:02Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 16 SEP 10:30Z
    drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl
    cvelistv5