SB2026091910 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel ocfs2
Published: September 19, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026091910
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90204)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free error.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation in the OCFS2 dinode validator when processing a corrupted append-DIO dinode during inode read. A local user can cause DIO orphan recovery to use an out-of-range orphaned-slot value to trigger a use-after-free error.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.