Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93194
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a use-after-free condition.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource cleanup in the Rockchip DW DP component when handling component bind failures or unbinding. A local user can trigger binding and unbinding of the Rockchip DisplayPort component to cause a use-after-free condition.
Affected software
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93194
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17