Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90256

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90256

Published: September 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151234
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90256
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the Bluetooth L2CAP l2cap_disconn_ind function when processing concurrent L2CAP connection deletion. A remote attacker can trigger concurrent L2CAP disconnection processing to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90256

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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