Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64560

Vulnerability identifier: #VU140100

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64560

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the posix CPU timers subsystem when handling a non-leader exec() race involving POSIX CPU timer deletion, setting, or rearming. A local user can trigger concurrent exec() and timer operations to execute arbitrary code.

The issue occurs when a TGID-targeted timer remains inherited across exec(), and can also cause user-visible transient -ESRCH errors or prevent timer rearming.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Debian package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-327.0.0.228, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.100-1

• Exploit #12948 - CyberMeowfia (PoCs and exploits for CVEs discovered by NebuSec. ) (August 21, 2026)

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/920f893f735e92ba3a1cd9256899a186b161928d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1cafa1bdaa71da85d71cac053838bbe97852b6

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel time
• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel