Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53089
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135211
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-2026-53089
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 bpf_map_offload_info_fill_ns() and bpf_prog_offload_info_fill_ns() when querying info for an offloaded BPF map or program during network namespace destruction. A local user can query crafted offloaded BPF map or program information to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the associated network namespace may be racing with teardown and its reference count may already have reached zero.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53089
Install security update from vendor's repository.