Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-92508
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free condition.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the RDMA/core ib_free_cq() completion queue destruction function when accessing a completion queue through the netlink path while it is being destroyed. A local user can access a completion queue through netlink during its destruction to trigger a use-after-free condition.
Affected software
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default
kernel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-default-base
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-92508
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
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
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_78-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_84-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29dc2f8e1c97372c2871a70088707933515fbd5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43403fe45379c64fa6276e5a8ede44493e5d2d3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f2cb4f721815c3b6262a6dc2151de88646924c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f8a17a22ab615a03743120e19935e731f28fb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9abea37942534eeb049335476178696b654b000c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a804b162f9bc2b38b2ed1b4752eea9faadb1645b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8dcca427096fc9c50f1b376847fea72bc842d31
Related Security Bulletins
- Use-after-free in Linux kernel infiniband core driver
- Debian update for linux
- SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15 and more