Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89774
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the Bluetooth SCO socket connection handling code when handling SCO connection-ready events concurrently with socket closure. A remote attacker can trigger a race between connection setup and socket release to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected software
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
kernel
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
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89774
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0-195.205, 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0-198.208+fips1, 5.15.0-1080.84, 5.15.0-1100.108, 5.15.0-1109.111, 5.15.0-1109.114, 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1111.115, 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1112.118, 5.15.0-1113.119, 5.15.0-1114.120, 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124, 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1, 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132, 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1, 5.15.0.195.160, 5.15.0.195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0.198.114, 5.15.0.198.171, 5.15.0.198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0.1109.113, 5.15.0.1111.108, 5.15.0.1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1112.111, 5.15.0.1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1113.112, 5.15.0.1114.110, 5.15.0.1116.120, 5.15.0.1117.113, 5.15.0.1117.120, 5.15.0.1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1123.107, 5.15.0.1123.121, 5.15.0.1123.132~20.04.1, 6.8.0-147.147, 7.0.0-38.38, 7.0.0-38.38.1, 7.0.0-1008.9, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-147.147.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1071.79, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128, 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1, 5.15.0.1118.107, 5.15.0.1118.115, 6.8.0-1071.79
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.70
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.68
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.67
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1069.76
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1062.63
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-147.147+fips1
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1052.56
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1066.74
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1067.70+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1071.79+fips1
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1112.113, 5.15.0.1112.112
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1114.120~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1118.128~20.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-38.38~24.04.4, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e37f6452d586b95c346a9abdd2fb80b67794f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50aae396dc30377bec8e3b181b8346f8fd38f7d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e3840578aaad1a296aab1eaaa89ea3b7d5cbae1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7199c78c3a3e399a4dc439d845826793880ccedc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73cb063f5ec6ca51eb1e246c6d332563002ac277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d141d9b769bcd1b747898528c5023270cda040f2
Related Security Bulletins
- Use-after-free in Linux kernel bluetooth
- openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-fips and more
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx