CVE-2026-23094 uacce: fix isolate sysfs check condition

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing check in the Linux kernel uacce driver allows a null pointer dereference when accessing sysfs files, leading to a system crash.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-23094?

CVE-2026-23094 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

uacce: fix isolate sysfs check condition

uacce supports the device isolation feature. If the driver implements the isolate_err_threshold_read and isolate_err_threshold_write callback functions, uacce will create sysfs files now. Users can read and configure the isolation policy through sysfs. Currently, sysfs files are created as long as either isolate_err_threshold_read or isolate_err_threshold_write callback functions are present.

However, accessing a non-existent callback function may cause the system to crash. Therefore, intercept the creation of sysfs if neither read nor write exists; create sysfs if either is supported, but intercept unsupported operations at the call site.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23094?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23094?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-23094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-23094, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23094, GHSA-jfx6-g684-5hpw, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-23094, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23094.

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