Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89875
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150415
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-2026-89875
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the TI VPE VIP stream teardown paths when handling FIFO overflow recovery and list-complete interrupts during stream teardown. A local user can trigger a FIFO overflow while a video stream is being torn down to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89875
Install security update from vendor's repository.