CVE-2026-93261
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/lockdep: Fix NULL pointer dereference in __lock_set_class() register_lock_class() can return NULL when the lock class pool is exhausted, graph_lock() fails, or key validation fails. However, __lock_set_class() uses the return value directly in pointer arithmetic without a NULL check: class = register_lock_class(lock, subclass, 0); hlock->class_idx = class - lock_classes; If class is NULL, this computes a wild offset that corrupts hlock->class_idx. The subsequent reacquire_held_locks() call will invoke hlock_class() with this corrupted index, leading to a NULL or out-of-bounds pointer dereference. Add the missing NULL check, consistent with how __lock_acquire() already handles this case at the same call site.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-24 16:17:22.780000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:17:17.410000
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"published": "2026-09-24T16:17:22.780",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:17.410",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nlocking/lockdep: Fix NULL pointer dereference in __lock_set_class()\n\nregister_lock_class() can return NULL when the lock class pool is\nexhausted, graph_lock() fails, or key validation fails. However,\n__lock_set_class() uses the return value directly in pointer arithmetic\nwithout a NULL check:\n\n class = register_lock_class(lock, subclass, 0);\n hlock->class_idx = class - lock_classes;\n\nIf class is NULL, this computes a wild offset that corrupts\nhlock->class_idx. The subsequent reacquire_held_locks() call will\ninvoke hlock_class() with this corrupted index, leading to a NULL or\nout-of-bounds pointer dereference.\n\nAdd the missing NULL check, consistent with how __lock_acquire() already\nhandles this case at the same call site."
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