CVE-2026-5398 | BDVDB-2026-328281 Detail

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The implementation of TIOCNOTTY failed to clear a back-pointer from the structure representing the controlling terminal to the calling process' session. If the invoking process then exits, the terminal structure may end up containing a pointer to freed memory. A malicious process can abuse the dangling pointer to grant itself root privileges.

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1. Version 12026-04-22Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22026-04-23Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.