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

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.39 |
Summary
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.
Details
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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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 6.12.109
- 6.18.0
- 6.18.1
- 6.18.2
- 6.18.3
- 6.18.4
- 6.18.5
- 6.18.6
- 6.18.7
- 6.18.8
- 6.18.9
- 6.18.10
- 6.18.11
- 6.18.12
- 6.18.13
- 6.18.14
- 6.18.15
- 6.18.16
- 6.18.17
- 6.18.18
- 6.18.19
- 6.18.20
- 6.18.21
- 6.18.22
- 6.18.23
- 6.18.24
- 6.18.25
- 6.18.26
- 6.18.27
- 6.18.28
- 6.18.29
- 6.18.30
- 6.18.31
- 6.18.32
- 6.18.33
- 6.18.34
- 6.18.35
- 6.18.36
- 6.18.37
- 6.18.38
- 6.18.39
- 6.18.40
- 6.18.41
- 6.18.42
- 6.18.43
- 6.18.44
- 6.18.45
- 6.18.46
- 6.18.47
- 6.18.48
- 6.18.49
- 6.18.50
- 6.18.51
- 7.2.0
- 7.2.1
- 7.2.2
- 7.2.3
- 7.2.4
- 7.2.5
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1
Patch: 4fbfe3714f645b6c64c9ba8faa83b27e4c9f2edd/9a85e2d35e54248aca39bad4f4152ed34de1995f/acc190322250562d5f28860f4ae1ebaf3e304fc2/3e91964aa74ab261aa15d9d96318eded2fd9d22a
Timeline
09/17/2026 Advisory disclosed09/17/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-93128 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-93128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407147
Entry
Created: 09/17/2026 23:25Changes: 09/17/2026 23:25 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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