Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64385

 

Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64385

Published: July 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139589
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64385
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to double free in SMB2_ioctl() when handling replayable ioctl responses. A remote user can trigger a replayable error condition to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64385

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

Related Security Bulletins