Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23001
Published: January 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122018
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23001
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the macvlan_hash_lookup_source(), macvlan_hash_add_source(), macvlan_hash_add(), macvlan_flush_sources(), macvlan_forward_source() and macvlan_fill_info_macaddr() functions in drivers/net/macvlan.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23001
Install update from vendor's repository.