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CVE-2026-64115: Linux kernel · Use After Free

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in ecda37f8faab3220da199335e42564cb7a9ad145 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

Patch
Available – fixed in ecda37f8faab3220da199335e42564cb7a9ad145, cc27e989a5dfdfcfc1cca7c3be27a0c7532b46cb, 440447699c681e26ed58e9c309cad718270a18b4 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < ecda37f8faab3220da199335e42564cb7a9ad145
Fixed in
  • ecda37f8faab3220da199335e42564cb7a9ad145
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < cc27e989a5dfdfcfc1cca7c3be27a0c7532b46cb
Fixed in
  • cc27e989a5dfdfcfc1cca7c3be27a0c7532b46cb
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < 440447699c681e26ed58e9c309cad718270a18b4
Fixed in
  • 440447699c681e26ed58e9c309cad718270a18b4
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < 99e22ddf4edb63dc8382bc028af928056d3450cf
Fixed in
  • 99e22ddf4edb63dc8382bc028af928056d3450cf
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < 47e63077605c6c2aa45b3df9847a8cdc1f1f6ef9
Fixed in
  • 47e63077605c6c2aa45b3df9847a8cdc1f1f6ef9
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d021c344051af91f42c5ba9fdedc176740cbd238, < 9fe74e42914c851d68069713b7b917a9c33faf26
Fixed in
  • 9fe74e42914c851d68069713b7b917a9c33faf26

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: fix UAF when peer resets connection during handshake vmci_transport_recv_connecting_server() returned err = 0 for a peer RST in its default switch arm: err = pkt->type == VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_RST ? 0 : -EINVAL; That made vmci_transport_recv_listen() skip vsock_remove_pending(), leaving the pending socket on the listener's pending_links with sk_state = TCP_CLOSE while destroy: still dropped the explicit reference taken before schedule_delayed_work(). One second later vsock_pending_work() observed is_pending=true and performed full cleanup: vsock_remove_pending() then the two trailing sock_put(sk) calls -- the first reached refcount 0 and __sk_freed the socket, and the second wrote into the freed object: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in refcount_warn_saturate Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800b1cac80 by task kworker Workqueue: events vsock_pending_work Treat peer RST like any other unexpected packet type (err = -EINVAL). All destroy: arms now return err < 0, so vmci_transport_recv_listen() removes pending from pending_links synchronously and vsock_pending_work() takes the is_pending=false / !rejected branch, dropping only its own work reference. This also closes the multi-packet race Sashiko reported on v2: pending is removed from the list before any subsequent packet can find it. The pre-existing sk_acceptq_removed() gap on the err < 0 path of vmci_transport_recv_listen() that Sashiko also noted is not introduced or changed by this patch. Tested on lts-6.12.79 with KASAN: 52/100 unpatched -> 0/100 patched.

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