Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46264)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46264). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe/pf: Fix sysfs initialization
In case of devm_add_action_or_reset() failure the provided cleanup
action will be run immediately on the not yet initialized kobject.
This may lead to errors like:
[ ] kobject: '(null)' (ff110001393608e0): is not initialized, yet kobject_put() is being called.
[ ] WARNING: lib/kobject.c:734 at kobject_put+0xd9/0x250, CPU#0: kworker/0:0/9
[ ] RIP: 0010:kobject_put+0xdf/0x250
[ ] Call Trace:
[ ] xe_sriov_pf_sysfs_init+0x21/0x100 [xe]
[ ] xe_sriov_pf_init_late+0x87/0x2b0 [xe]
[ ] xe_sriov_init_late+0x5f/0x2c0 [xe]
[ ] xe_device_probe+0x5f2/0xc20 [xe]
[ ] xe_pci_probe+0x396/0x610 [xe]
[ ] local_pci_probe+0x47/0xb0
[ ] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
[ ] WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x68/0xb0, CPU#0: kworker/0:0/9
[ ] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x68/0xb0
[ ] Call Trace:
[ ] kobject_put+0x174/0x250
[ ] xe_sriov_pf_sysfs_init+0x21/0x100 [xe]
[ ] xe_sriov_pf_init_late+0x87/0x2b0 [xe]
[ ] xe_sriov_init_late+0x5f/0x2c0 [xe]
[ ] xe_device_probe+0x5f2/0xc20 [xe]
[ ] xe_pci_probe+0x396/0x610 [xe]
[ ] local_pci_probe+0x47/0xb0
Fix that by calling kobject_init() and kobject_add() separately
and register cleanup action after the kobject is initialized.
Also make this cleanup registration a part of the create helper to
fix another mistake, as in the loop we were wrongly passing parent
kobject while registering clea…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46264 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-46264" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46264 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-46264
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46264 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com