Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97932

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97932

Published: September 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU152541
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97932
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 condition.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the enable_event trigger deferred-free handling when removing a tracing instance. A local user can cause deferred trigger cleanup after a tracing instance is removed to trigger a use-after-free condition.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-97932

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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