SB20260812385 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel ceph
Published: August 12, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260812385
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68153)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the monmap debugfs file handler when processing a concurrent read during client teardown. A local user can read the monmap debugfs file during teardown to cause a denial of service.
The issue is triggered by a race condition between debugfs access and ceph client teardown.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5a3abc54ba24dbceb14cc3a719908c4f688091
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9fedda2f628e030384228de0dafc574b7fb0c2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3dc8889d39a676bf840132bd5c5c48cb0daba23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c804726c4afce3ba648b982d564f6af2cfa328
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1010e7e0204ece6cc0f9af4f473e9553535eab