Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80737

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80737

Published: September 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU146927
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80737
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the AMBA PL011 serial driver's DMA shutdown handling when DMA activity is being terminated. A local user can trigger DMA shutdown while TX callbacks or RX polling remain active to cause memory corruption.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-headers

How to mitigate CVE-2026-80737

Install security update from vendor's repository.

kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2609.3.0.0391, 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235

External References

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