CVE-2026-93163

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrng_register(rng) does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name already exists 3. Adds rng to global rng_list 4. May try to set rng to current_rng If step 4 fails, it returns an error. However, it does not remove the rng from rng_list, causing a dangling reference which can result in use-after-free if the caller frees rng, since registration failed. Add a list_del_init() cleanup step.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:18:11.763000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:20:58.657000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-93163",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:18:11.763",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:58.657",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error\n\nhwrng_register(rng) does the following:\n\n1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set\n2. Checks if the name already exists\n3. Adds rng to global rng_list\n4. May try to set rng to current_rng\n\nIf step 4 fails, it returns an error. However, it does not remove the\nrng from rng_list, causing a dangling reference which can result in\nuse-after-free if the caller frees rng, since registration failed.\n\nAdd a list_del_init() cleanup step."
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