Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45989
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132498
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-2026-45989
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 testdrv_probe() when processing a device node obtained from a PCI device after applying an overlay. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45989
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07fd339b2c253205794bea5d9b4b7548a4546c56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ba03e06f037df704d9b032e36d417633e2326bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6122a67a295f8a08b7c18d908a1bd974dfaec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b2023286d2c6ed3bf964fb92e34c9c14d42eb69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d68347b07b9801791c9eaab8f772770b52b8cd5c