Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23104

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122326

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23104

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ice_deinit_features() and ice_remove() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

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kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.85-1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c1dacca197cc64e06fedeb269e3dd6699bae60
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f867e7a04678640ebcbfb81893c59f4af48586

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel intel ice driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.17