# CVE-2026-23096: uacce: fix cdev handling in the cleanup path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: uacce: fix cdev handling in the cleanup path When cdev_device_add fails, it internally releases the cdev memory, and if cdev_device_del is then executed, it will cause a hang error. To fix it, we check the return value of cdev_device_add() and clear uacce->cdev to avoid calling cdev_device_del in the uacce_remove.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c94c7188d325bc5137d447d67a2f18f7d4f2f4a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc3e51367c420e6db31f41efa874c7a8e12194a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/819d647406200d0e83e56fd2df8f451b11290559
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9031575a2f8aabc53af3025dd79af313a2e046b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d67a1bd6caddd0a8b8c82a0b925742cf500936
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2393ed7712513e7e2dbcb6e21464a67ff9e702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3bece3678f6c88db1f44c602b2a63e84b4040ac

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