Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46285
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134247
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-2026-46285
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 docg3_release() in the docg3 driver when releasing a platform device. A local user can trigger the release of a crafted device state to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46285
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16f6588a3b7a2a20d10ad9b766be74c60ba347cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf706fe7831b319f23a85b9728f961cfed40c3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8408655ec8344511667b61d8257dc59c80ee3391
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca19808bc6fac7e29420d8508df569b346b3e339
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d26f8c361f751c188b7ebaf8189aa0258968fd98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d49628d63d4e6bbc8a1621afb88e5fc901611bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d89044889ecd11b0c2f86663597246e9bdd25679
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d2ed4ed47d3906e2495a3537a48b127f497a17