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

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-64115· High 8.8

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

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 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.
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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