Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43376
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130811
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-2026-43376
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 oplock_info handling in ksmbd when accessing oplock_info under RCU read-side critical sections. A local user can trigger concurrent access to a freed oplock_info structure to cause a denial of service.
The issue can occur when readers access oplock_info after its pointer has been cleared but before a grace period has elapsed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43376
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08aa9f3c8cf4d0bee44df540dfe34e8d64069f2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6abf145615dbfe267ce3b0a271f95e3780e18e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfd062caa165ec9d7ee0823087930f3ab8a6294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302fef75512b2c8329a3f5efab1ae7ba2562387a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8507ee82c888126d8e7565e27c016308d24cde