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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-53385High confidence

vc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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20 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeopAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-tegraAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-xilinxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-45507

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write A KASAN null-ptr-deref was observed in vcs_notifier(): BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier+0x98/0x130 Read of size 2 at addr qmp_cmd_name: qmp_capabilities, arguments: {} The issue is a race condition in vcs_write(). When the console_lock is temporarily dropped (to copy data from userspace), the vc_data pointer obtained from vcs_vc() may become stale. After re-acquiring the lock, vcs_vc() is called again to re-validate the pointer. If the vc has been deallocated in the meantime, vcs_vc() returns NULL, and the while loop breaks (with written > 0). However, after the loop, vcs_scr_updated(vc) is still called with the now-NULL vc pointer, leading to a null pointer dereference in the notifier chain (vcs_notifier dereferences param->vc). Fix this by adding a NULL check for vc before calling vcs_scr_updated().

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write A KASAN null-ptr-deref was observed in vcs_notifier(): BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier+0x98/0x130 Read of size 2 at addr qmp_cmd_name: qmp_capabilities, arguments: {} The issue is a race condition in vcs_write(). When the console_lock is temporarily dropped (to copy data from userspace), the vc_data pointer obtained from vcs_vc() may become stale. After re-acquiring the lock, vcs_vc() is called again to re-validate the pointer. If the vc has been deallocated in the meantime, vcs_vc() returns NULL, and the while loop breaks (with written > 0). However, after the loop, vcs_scr_updated(vc) is still called with the now-NULL vc pointer, leading to a null pointer dereference in the notifier chain (vcs_notifier dereferences param->vc). Fix this by adding a NULL check for vc before calling vcs_scr_updated().

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vc_screen: fix null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier() during concurrent vcs_write A KASAN null-ptr-deref was observed in vcs_notifier(): BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in vcs_notifier+0x98/0x130 Read of size 2 at addr qmp_cmd_name: qmp_capabilities, arguments: {} The issue is a race condition in vcs_write(). When the console_lock is temporarily dropped (to copy data from userspace), the vc_data pointer obtained from vcs_vc() may become stale. After re-acquiring the lock, vcs_vc() is called again to re-validate the pointer. If the vc has been deallocated in the meantime, vcs_vc() returns NULL, and the while loop breaks (with written > 0). However, after the loop, vcs_scr_updated(vc) is still called with the now-NULL vc pointer, leading to a null pointer dereference in the notifier chain (vcs_notifier dereferences param->vc). Fix this by adding a NULL check for vc before calling vcs_scr_updated().

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-476
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-2403Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, möglicherweise Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1091Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2026-53345 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53354 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53354 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53359 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53359 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53369 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53369 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53374 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53374 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53375 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53375 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53376 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53379 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53379 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53382 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53385 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53388 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53391 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53392 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53392 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53393 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53397 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53398 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53399 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53399 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53402 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2026-53360 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53366 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53366 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53369 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53369 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53374 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53374 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53375 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53375 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53376 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53379 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53379 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53381 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53381 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53382 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53385 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53386 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53386 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53387 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53387 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53388 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53391 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53392 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53392 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53393 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53394 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53394 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0982Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2026-53158 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53159 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53159 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53167 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53167 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53177 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53177 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53325 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53325 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53329 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53329 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53332 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53332 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53381 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53381 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53382 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53385 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53392 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53392 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53393 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53397 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53398 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53399 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53399 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53400 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53400 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53402 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53402 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0957Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2026-53325 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53327 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53359 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53359 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53362 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53366 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53366 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53381 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53381 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53382 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53383 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53384 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53384 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53385 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53388 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53390 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53391 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53397 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53398 Référence CVE CVE-2026-53403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53403 Référence CVE CVE-2026-63794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63794 Référence CVE CVE-2026-63795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
11dddfbb7a4e62489b01074d6c04d9d1b42e4047 < 43a6281790273c1b0a9ab76609ff0245b968f1e6; e3d1adcad5b73c7ed0c7edb35ab68abcaa45cf67 < b6bbb85cf45bf0b070e741997fe0af3a772c5ad5; 3338d0b9acde770ee588eead5cac32c25e7048fc < ff4806202749a51938236214adc0281481a57366; 8fb9ea65c9d1338b0d2bb0a9122dc942cdd32357 < 8232fca738011ca2ec865b46ec721d1796dc0580; 8fb9ea65c9d1338b0d2bb0a9122dc942cdd32357 < 73049768ad57145acd337102c5aa3c788e6642c8; 8fb9ea65c9d1338b0d2bb0a9122dc942cdd32357 < 7cc3dd79777f6ae4625ec37e84dd18a26dc88bde; 8fb9ea65c9d1338b0d2bb0a9122dc942cdd32357 < 74be188eb2dc1c99d63986167b9a67d415fe7326; 8fb9ea65c9d1338b0d2bb0a9122dc942cdd32357 < 09a43e81279b8da15526da09877134b8bcf618b0
Fixed
< 6.4; 5.10.260 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.211 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.177 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.144 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.95 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.37 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.0.14 ≤ 7.0.*
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 19 Jul 2026 · Last source change 17 Aug 2026, 04:50 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-45507
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2026-53385 · cve.blacktree.nl