Linux Kernel up to 6.12.109/6.18.51/7.2.5 lg-laptop acpi_remove use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.109/6.18.51/7.2.5. This issue affects the function acpi_remove of the component lg-laptop. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-93128. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.109/6.18.51/7.2.5 and classified as very critical. This issue affects the function acpi_remove of the component lg-laptop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: lg-laptop: Fix LED resource handling The event notification callback might access kbd_backlight even when it was not successfully registered with the LED subsystem. The same happens inside acpi_remove(), where the LED devices are unregistered unconditionally. Fix this by tracking the availability of the kbd_backlight LED device and use devm_led_classdev_register() to let devres take care of unregistering the LED devices during removal. For this the parent device of the LED devices is changed to the native platform device.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-93128 since 09/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4fbfe3714f645b6c64c9ba8faa83b27e4c9f2edd/9a85e2d35e54248aca39bad4f4152ed34de1995f/acc190322250562d5f28860f4ae1ebaf3e304fc2/3e91964aa74ab261aa15d9d96318eded2fd9d22a is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1
Patch: 4fbfe3714f645b6c64c9ba8faa83b27e4c9f2edd/9a85e2d35e54248aca39bad4f4152ed34de1995f/acc190322250562d5f28860f4ae1ebaf3e304fc2/3e91964aa74ab261aa15d9d96318eded2fd9d22a

Timelineinfo

09/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-93128 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-93128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407147

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 23:25
Changes: 09/17/2026 23:25 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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