Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64222
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139779
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-2026-64222
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 double free in otx2_pool_aq_init() and cn20k_pool_aq_init() when handling allocation or mailbox synchronization failures during pool initialization. A local user can trigger the affected error path to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires OcteonTX2 or CN20K hardware.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64222
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0488a0bb344fb1992853b60082acff6be8164d74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9b9d7dbef976ae7f855b6358f1d703014e96ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c29603498b05c049dbbbc47e882f2fbf0193cd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94192b0579333c3deee2441379aab8ca98fc2e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b244c242bec48b37e82b89787afd6a4c43457e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92e7ea408b6f1144648909c9c49a55d245d7300
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b8c5d51632538b19ee01cf6d70cbceeefbd3ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6e9bc0bf963662b7042048ab0281014625d4cb4