Use After Free in Linux
CVE-2026-64080
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_ffa: Snapshot notifier callbacks under lock Both notification handlers currently look up a notifier callback under notify_lock, drop the lock, and then dereference the returned notifier entry. A concurrent unregister can delete and free that entry in the gap, leaving the handler to dereference stale memory. Copy the callback pointer and callback data while notify_lock is still held and invoke the callback only after the lock is dropped. This keeps the existing callback execution model while removing the use-after-free window in both the framework and non-framework notification paths.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 285a5ea0f542db94c3ed11e01a71abb47d15cbf5, 6.15, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64080?
- CVE-2026-64080 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64080?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.