Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80995
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149398
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-2026-80995
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free.
The vulnerability exists due to missing reference management in mctp_route_lookup() when processing packets on the receive or forwarding path. A local user can race route-device teardown with route lookup to trigger a use-after-free.
No CAP_NET_RAW capability is required.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80995
Install security update from vendor's repository.