Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23226
Published: February 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123033
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-2026-23226
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 check_session_id(), ntlm_authenticate() and krb5_authenticate() functions in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23226
Install update from vendor's repository.