Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97937
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152528
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97937
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to access freed memory.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization of function graph state in copy_process() when handling non-CLONE_VM forks and task_exec_state allocation fails. A local user can initiate a non-CLONE_VM fork to access freed memory.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97937
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3