Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23201

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122867

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4 BT: 5.9 [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-2026-23201

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 parse_longname() function in fs/ceph/crypto.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-64kb
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-source
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-base
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-devel
perf
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.73-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9af7339de419819cfc641d551675d38ff99abf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc8dedae022ce3058659c3addef3ec4b41d15e00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e258ed369c9e04caa7d2fd49785d753ae4034cb6

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel ceph
• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel