Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31474
Published: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127668
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31474
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg() when closing an ISO-TP socket while a transmission is still in progress and the close wait is interrupted by a signal. A local user can trigger a race condition to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31474
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830