CVE-2026-23115
serial: Fix not set tty->port race condition
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: Fix not set tty->port race condition Revert commit bfc467db60b7 ("serial: remove redundant tty_port_link_device()") because the tty_port_link_device() is not redundant: the tty->port has to be confured before we call uart_configure_port(), otherwise user-space can open console without TTY linked to the driver. This tty_port_link_device() was added explicitly to avoid this exact issue in commit fb2b90014d78 ("tty: link tty and port before configuring it as console"), so offending commit basically reverted the fix saying it is redundant without addressing the actual race condition presented there. Reproducible always as tty->port warning on Qualcomm SoC with most of devices disabled, so with very fast boot, and one serial device being the console: printk: legacy console [ttyMSM0] enabled printk: legacy console [ttyMSM0] enabled printk: legacy bootconsole [qcom_geni0] disabled printk: legacy bootconsole [qcom_geni0] disabled ------------[ cut here ]------------ tty_init_dev: ttyMSM driver does not set tty->port. This would crash the kernel. Fix the driver! WARNING: drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1414 at tty_init_dev.part.0+0x228/0x25c, CPU#2: systemd/1 Modules linked in: socinfo tcsrcc_eliza gcc_eliza sm3_ce fuse ipv6 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G S 6.19.0-rc4-next-20260108-00024-g2202f4d30aa8 #73 PREEMPT Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Eliza (DT) ... tty_init_dev.part.0 (drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1414 (discriminator 11)) (P) tty_open (arch/arm64/include/asm/atomic_ll_sc.h:95 (discriminator 3) drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2073 (discriminator 3) drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2120 (discriminator 3)) chrdev_open (fs/char_dev.c:411) do_dentry_open (fs/open.c:962) vfs_open (fs/open.c:1094) do_open (fs/namei.c:4634) path_openat (fs/namei.c:4793) do_filp_open (fs/namei.c:4820) do_sys_openat2 (fs/open.c:1391 (discriminator 3)) ... Starting Network Name Resolution... Apparently the flow with this small Yocto-based ramdisk user-space is: driver (qcom_geni_serial.c): user-space: ============================ =========== qcom_geni_serial_probe() uart_add_one_port() serial_core_register_port() serial_core_add_one_port() uart_configure_port() register_console() | | open console | ... | tty_init_dev() | driver->ports[idx] is NULL | tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev() tty_port_link_device() <- set driver->ports[idx]
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 14, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 14, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Revert commit bfc467db60b7.
- Ensure tty->port is configured before calling uart_configure_port().
- Verify tty_port_link_device() is correctly implemented.
- Test on affected Qualcomm SoC platforms.
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| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2501c49306238b54a2de0f93de43d50ab6e76c84 | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f37e57583f869140cff445feedeea8a5fea986 |
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: Fix not set tty->port race condition Revert commit bfc467db60b7 ("serial: remove redundant tty_port_link_device()") because the tty_port_link_device() is not redundant: the tty->port has to be confured before we call uart_configure_port(), otherwise user-space can open console without TTY linked to the driver. This tty_port_link_device() was added explicitly to avoid this exact issue in commit fb2b90014d78 ("tty: link tty and port before configuring it as console"), so offending commit basically reverted the fix saying it is redundant without addressing the actual race condition presented there. Reproducible always as tty->port warning on Qualcomm SoC with most of devices disabled, so with very fast boot, and one serial device being the console: printk: legacy console [ttyMSM0] enabled printk: legacy console [ttyMSM0] enabled printk: legacy bootconsole [qcom_geni0] disabled printk: legacy bootconsole [qcom_geni0] disabled ------------[ cut here ]------------ tty_init_dev: ttyMSM driver does not set tty->port. This would crash the kernel. Fix the driver! WARNING: drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1414 at tty_init_dev.part.0+0x228/0x25c, CPU#2: systemd/1 Modules linked in: socinfo tcsrcc_eliza gcc_eliza sm3_ce fuse ipv6 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G S 6.19.0-rc4-next-20260108-00024-g2202f4d30aa8 #73 PREEMPT Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Eliza (DT) ... tty_init_dev.part.0 (drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1414 (discriminator 11)) (P) tty_open (arch/arm64/include/asm/atomic_ll_sc.h:95 (discriminator 3) drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2073 (discriminator 3) drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2120 (discriminator 3)) chrdev_open (fs/char_dev.c:411) do_dentry_open (fs/open.c:962) vfs_open (fs/open.c:1094) do_open (fs/namei.c:4634) path_openat (fs/namei.c:4793) do_filp_open (fs/namei.c:4820) do_sys_openat2 (fs/open.c:1391 (discriminator 3)) ... Starting Network Name Resolution... Apparently the flow with this small Yocto-based ramdisk user-space is: driver (qcom_geni_serial.c): user-space: ============================ =========== qcom_geni_serial_probe() uart_add_one_port() serial_core_register_port() serial_core_add_one_port() uart_configure_port() register_console() | | open console | ... | tty_init_dev() | driver->ports[idx] is NULL | tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev() tty_port_link_device() <- set driver->ports[idx] Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2501c49306238b54a2de0f93de43d50ab6e76c84 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f37e57583f869140cff445feedeea8a5fea986