Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53341
Published: July 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU136698
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53341
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 may_decode_fh() when handling open_by_handle_at requests during concurrent mount namespace teardown. A local user can trigger a race condition to cause a denial of service.
The issue is reachable only on systems with CONFIG_PREEMPTION or CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD enabled.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53341
Install security update from vendor's repository.