Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89972
Published: September 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150322
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89972
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing SRCU grace period in the nvme_alloc_ns() error path when concurrently accessing NVMe multipath namespace paths. A remote attacker can trigger concurrent namespace access during error handling to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89972
Install security update from vendor's repository.