Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45996
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132488
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-2026-45996
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 use-after-free in the spi: imx driver when unbinding the driver. A local user can trigger driver unbinding to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45996
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e47030b0b5e398e0da6c59df5a5dae9b52cff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c78c2002380a1fe31bfb01a3d5f29809e55a096
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385a330083f8dd47c15b02e9a83aef9234a37003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9025a498036b6012769f7af36d421385386c17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99165ef067723221472ce1aff632bc74f562643