Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46227
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132962
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46227
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 execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free and type confusion in sctp_sendmsg() SCTP_SENDALL path when iterating associations after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() drops and reacquires the socket lock. A local user can trigger concurrent association migration or freeing to execute arbitrary code.
The issue is reachable with no effective capabilities, and the type-confusion path can lead to a controlled indirect call via the outqueue.sched->init_sid pointer.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46227
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bfb06ecb00f7fdf35dba8e8f2877346cbe5e078
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6187a172d6ed57d6b2c327836e4407c6456e639d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb5f36771cc4c05899b34000829a787572a8817
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0f40d8107e2ce827521968dc6926f3e13728ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dadb31f36045a8cb65df4bd75e7237ef21a4b5