Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-81008
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149387
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81008
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in icc_get() and of_icc_get_by_index() when handling a failed dynamic allocation of a path name. A local user can invoke subsequent interconnect path operations to cause memory corruption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-81008
Install security update from vendor's repository.