Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46259
Published: June 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133332
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-2026-46259
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 do_task_stat() in procfs when reading /proc/[pid]/stat. A local user can trigger access to a stale real_parent task reference to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46259
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e64bd46a04a4fd61279aca9f53a664e9e5f7e7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c8dc5b5517546c68ffae40b948336122bb61306
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f9ae386861e280b7631ca252f798d25575627ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ec7c96601d61d52310c659145bb06d933a0fa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76149d53502cf17ef3ae454ff384551236fba867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c93a33f28f915d446eea6fb3f0e1def0b3af1982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8b13cb4ff1a4545a214ed897fdf2bc341155b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefa0fcd78be465b7ad4c497fa6ec90d64194c04