Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-72383
Published: August 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143064
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72383
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in sctp_free_addr_wq() and sctp_addr_wq_timeout_handler() when handling addr_wq_timer teardown. A local attacker can trigger a race condition to cause a denial of service.
The issue arises because a timer handler may continue running after the associated wait queue has been freed.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72383
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38