UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23415

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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Published: 02 Apr 2026, 12:16
Last modified:16 Jul 2026, 20:52

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Apr 2026, 12:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Jul 2026, 20:52
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Fix UaF between futex_key_to_node_opt() and vma_replace_policy() During futex_key_to_node_opt() execution, vma->vm_policy is read under speculative mmap lock and RCU. Concurrently, mbind() may call vma_replace_policy() which frees the old mempolicy immediately via kmem_cache_free(). This creates a race where __futex_key_to_node() dereferences a freed mempolicy pointer, causing a use-after-free read of mpol->mode. [ 151.412631] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __futex_key_to_node (kernel/futex/core.c:349) [ 151.414046] Read of size 2 at addr ffff888001c49634 by task e/87 [ 151.415969] Call Trace: [ 151.416732] __asan_load2 (mm/kasan/generic.c:271) [ 151.416777] __futex_key_to_node (kernel/futex/core.c:349) [ 151.416822] get_futex_key (kernel/futex/core.c:374 kernel/futex/core.c:386 kernel/futex/core.c:593) Fix by adding rcu to __mpol_put().

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0HIGHScore: 7.3CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1HIGHScore: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntulinux

    all

  • ubuntulinux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure

    all | all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde

    all | all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-bluefield

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp

    all | all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gke

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gkeop

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gkeop-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gkeop-5.4

    all

  • ubuntulinux-hwe

    all

  • ubuntulinux-hwe-5.11

    all

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References (3)