Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80619
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146267
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-2026-80619
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the aa_replace_profiles function when processing profile replacement data. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80619
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b1bd4486d56254bb8af1a8f3d4445bbe505290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cba148eae6e8550c2889f5c0f94d72bed864321
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b42f95813dc9ceb6bda35afcf914630909a19f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d37dc6376e336dc4b4f39a7ad0d069aa70e9495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8e47cbce7536f19c96e37d0685a042010187ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f3a3fda617beeec58708720304dd026a1a4dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44de0880b7ccc15c70a6352b5e107677d32b061
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd5f1202f45a2dbe2c7dd10093f5c6bb2d8ac5bb