Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-63910
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138746
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-2026-63910
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 dma_buf_fd() tracepoint handling in the dma-buf subsystem when racing a file descriptor close against tracepoint execution. A local user can trigger concurrent file descriptor operations to dereference freed memory and cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires the ability to share the file descriptor table with a racing thread.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-63910
Install security update from vendor's repository.