In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
m68k: nfcon: Do not call console_is_registered() in nfcon_device()
Since 7c2af0f634f1 ("tty: tty_io: use console_list_lock for list
synchronization") show_cons_active() calls the .device() method under
the console_list_lock, but console_is_registered() tries to acquire
console_list_lock as well, causing a deadlock. It should not be
necessary to check console_is_registered() here since the function
should not be called in the fist place when the console is not
registered.
m68k: nfcon: Do not call console_is_registered() in nfcon_device()
Since 7c2af0f634f1 ("tty: tty_io: use console_list_lock for list
synchronization") show_cons_active() calls the .device() method under
the console_list_lock, but console_is_registered() tries to acquire
console_list_lock as well, causing a deadlock. It should not be
necessary to check console_is_registered() here since the function
should not be called in the fist place when the console is not
registered.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: m68k: nfcon: Do not call console_is_registered() in nfcon_device() Since 7c2af0f634f1 ("tty: tty_io: use console_list_lock for list synchronization") show_cons_active() calls the .device() method under the console_list_lock, but console_is_registered() tries to acquire console_list_lock as well, causing a deadlock. It should not be necessary to check console_is_registered() here since the function should not be called in the fist place when the console is not registered. | |
| Title | m68k: nfcon: Do not call console_is_registered() in nfcon_device() | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:06:49.735Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.790Z
Link: CVE-2026-90158
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:08.963
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:08.963
Link: CVE-2026-90158
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