Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-81004
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149383
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81004
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 failure to cancel scheduled work in the IPMI message handler when an error occurs during IPMI interface startup. A local user can cause an error during IPMI interface startup to cause a use-after-free condition.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-81004
Install security update from vendor's repository.