Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90336

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90336

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151141
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90336
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger a use-after-free.

The vulnerability exists due to failure to clear dangling pointers in uart_register_driver() when processing a subsequent device probe after a failed driver registration. A local user can cause a driver registration failure and bind a PL011 port again to trigger a use-after-free.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90336

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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