Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46317
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134177
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-2026-46317
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 the nested_mmus array in arm64 KVM nested virtualization when reallocating nested MMU structures while the array is being walked under mmu_lock. A local user can trigger nested vcpu initialization and concurrent MMU notifier activity to cause a denial of service.
The issue arises from a race condition between nested vcpu initialization and the MMU notifier path.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46317
Install security update from vendor's repository.