Use After Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23319

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU124530

Use After Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23319

Published: March 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124530
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-2026-23319
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim component when handling BPF trampoline link operations. A local user can trigger a race condition to exploit a dangling reference in the cgroup shim trampoline program list and achieve arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation.

The issue arises because the reference count is reduced to zero and the resource is released before all references are fully cleaned up, creating a window where an already-freed resource can be accessed.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23319

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
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-RT_Update_11-debugsource - 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
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.85-1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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-default-extra-debuginfo - 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
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - 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-macros - 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
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.12.150, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
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-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
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

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