Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23202
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122866
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-2026-23202
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 tegra_qspi_combined_seq_xfer() function in drivers/spi/spi-tegra210-quad.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23202
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bc293d5b56502068481478842f57b3d96e432c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fd446178a610a48e80e5c5b487b0707cd01daac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/712cde8d916889e282727cdf304a43683adf899e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/762e2ce71c8f0238e9eaf05d14da803d9a24422f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa4262a80f751d14a6a39d2c03f57db68da2618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4528ab28e2bf112c3a2cdef44fd13f007781cd