Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89688
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149122
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89688
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to trigger a use-after-free.
The vulnerability exists due to improper reference counting in nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op() when retrying a sequence-ID operation replay while replay-owner teardown is underway. A remote user can send a sequence-ID operation replay during replay-owner teardown to trigger a use-after-free.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89688
Install security update from vendor's repository.