Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52912
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135661
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52912
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in nf_queue when reinjecting queued bridge LOCAL_IN packets. A remote attacker can trigger packet queueing and later reinjection to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because skb->dev can still reference a freed bridge master device while the packet remains queued.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52912
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d464265120ab9818bd673af301deee09bedab2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19924bdd8a45ebc72a7b84c57fd63057d1dc75ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5e20031c5eee8d2e490a90ff4d6a2feecfc3be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3823c27099cfe2482299065814adbaa771be9644
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb0f5c0f64162a8c3f25616a4f1e340b921737f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950d809f154dca04e5fbe5d3c8b9c5e44769cd57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a698ac8ab2561cf575d2d9f34095032651dd952e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e196115ec330a18de415bdb9f5071aa9f08e53ce