Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89468

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89468

Published: September 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU149349
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89468
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 use-after-free condition.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the lp8788 charger driver's removal handler when an IRQ thread queues charger_work during device removal. A local user can race IRQ handling with device removal to cause a use-after-free condition.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-89468

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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