Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90013

Vulnerability identifier: #VU150282

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90013

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a use-after-free kernel crash.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in tracefs options files when an options file is opened while another task removes its associated tracing instance. A local user can open an options file for a tracing instance and trigger removal of that instance to cause a use-after-free kernel crash.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
linux (Debian package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1038.42
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.113-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64a41f4a9a968f54f3792399aa4d2a9fdb23b0a5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f37d77b9b4b241e0b30ef2562f6353cbda3bec
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2951ebd15c36a1ea4820a7f0cbb0b5f1c028b73

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel trace
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra