Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89452
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149363
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89452
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 use-after-free in msm_iommu_probe() in the MSM IOMMU driver when IOMMU device sysfs setup or registration fails. A local user can trigger a failed probe to leave a dangling entry in qcom_iommu_devices to cause a denial of service.
A later traversal of qcom_iommu_devices is required to dereference the dangling list entry.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89452
Install security update from vendor's repository.