Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89643
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149156
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89643
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in audit_del_rule() when fsnotify automatically removes mixed AUDIT_DIR and AUDIT_EXE rules that share an audit tree. A local privileged user can trigger fsnotify autoremove events to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89643
Install security update from vendor's repository.