SB20261007101 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel fs

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SB20261007101 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel fs

Published: October 7, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261007101
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98260)

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 use-after-free in POSIX CPU timer cleanup during process execution and termination when a non-leader thread executes a program and a subsequent failure leaves a freed timer node queued. A local user can create and arm a per-thread CPU timer and trigger an execution failure after the thread ID exchange, followed by task reaping, to cause a denial of service.

The affected timer functionality requires CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS to be enabled.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References