Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93091
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150913
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-2026-93091
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the ARM SCMI notification subsystem when transport callbacks or late-init work execute during device teardown. A local user can race device teardown with notification processing to cause a denial of service.
Late-init work is queued on the system workqueue.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93091
Install security update from vendor's repository.