Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89805

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89805

Published: September 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150480
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-2026-89805
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 use-after-free in the free_pages error path of drm_pagemap_migrate_populate_ram_pfn() when releasing a page during error cleanup. A local user can trigger error cleanup during RAM PFN population to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-89805

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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