CVE-2026-93163

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.

CVSS

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References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5834db2b1ce25649f330e78efe1ccde78967fd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee8d1fcdc8f389b595b0a4cf6fe8440f499458a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf293c9c7424de0d04b51367d07f40570ce80231
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de4f1bcb61a73cc896decdbd27d61a34add93b53

Configurations

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History

17 Sep 2026, 17:18

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Information

Published : 2026-09-17 17:18

Updated : 2026-09-17 17:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-93163

Mitre link : CVE-2026-93163

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-93163

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Products Affected

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CWE

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