Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90002
Published: September 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150283
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-2026-90002
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 a use-after-free in the ftrace set_ftrace_filter and set_ftrace_notrace trace instance files when opening a filter file concurrently with trace instance removal. A local user can race opening a filter file with removal of the trace instance to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90002
Install security update from vendor's repository.