Expired pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93162
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150846
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93162
CWE-ID: CWE-825
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to an expired pointer dereference in the QAT reset worker when an SR-IOV reenable completion wait times out. A local user can trigger a QAT device reset that reaches the timeout to cause memory corruption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93162
Install security update from vendor's repository.