# CVE-2026-90158: m68k: nfcon: Do not call console\_is\_registered() in nfcon\_device()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 7c2af0f634f1bc761ca827310dc7e8e586af502f, fixed in 7d3f15a664d115584fc177b5f2cfbdb3e5a50d60; from 7c2af0f634f1bc761ca827310dc7e8e586af502f, fixed in e5e11274b5512e24a346ed83f8dd85e3389d2f4b; from 7c2af0f634f1bc761ca827310dc7e8e586af502f, fixed in be98f92fc244688a6bdecbc834cf2cd243056d9d; from 7c2af0f634f1bc761ca827310dc7e8e586af502f, fixed in d73441232f1f067eb659e94447b1353c16609711; from 7c2af0f634f1bc761ca827310dc7e8e586af502f, fixed in 2f8e3cad53b5c36ab0ed5d3195bfc55c59ea61a5
- Linux: 6.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3f15a664d115584fc177b5f2cfbdb3e5a50d60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e11274b5512e24a346ed83f8dd85e3389d2f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be98f92fc244688a6bdecbc834cf2cd243056d9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73441232f1f067eb659e94447b1353c16609711
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f8e3cad53b5c36ab0ed5d3195bfc55c59ea61a5

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