# CVE-2026-31753: auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp\_release

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: auxdisplay: line-display: fix NULL dereference in linedisp_release linedisp_release() currently retrieves the enclosing struct linedisp via to_linedisp(). That lookup depends on the attachment list, but the attachment may already have been removed before put_device() invokes the release callback. This can happen in linedisp_unregister(), and can also be reached from some linedisp_register() error paths. In that case, to_linedisp() returns NULL and linedisp_release() dereferences it while freeing the display resources. The struct device released here is the embedded linedisp->dev used by linedisp_register(), so retrieve the enclosing object directly with container_of() instead.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625fdac41cfc4ca9e1774a0d31d7985aec2c1d66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f138de156b20d9f9da6f72f90b63c01941d97d3

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