Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90329

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90329

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151149
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-2026-90329
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 a use-after-free in HID failed-probe cleanup when a HID report callback runs concurrently with a failed device probe. A local user can cause a HID report to be processed while a device probe fails to trigger a use-after-free.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
openEuler
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
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-source
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90329

Install security update from vendor's repository.

linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
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 - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
perf - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-337.0.0.238
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1

External References

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