Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46154
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46154
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 scx_group_set_{weight,idle,bandwidth}() and sched_ext cgroup setters when racing scheduler disable and enable operations while handling cgroup setting changes. A local user can trigger concurrent cgroup setter activity to dereference a freed scheduler pointer and cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because a cached scx_root pointer can become stale before scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem is acquired.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46154
Install security update from vendor's repository.