Kernel invalid read via futex hash use-after-free
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Use-after-free in the futex subsystem in Linux allows attackers to trigger an invalid kernel read via local futex operations. The futex_private_hash_put() path releases its final fph reference before saving fph->mm, so preemption lets another task replace and RCU-free the hash before the resumed task reads that member. The race requires a final reference drop and intervening task activity; the published record establishes no data disclosure, privilege escalation, or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the futex subsystem in Linux allows attackers to trigger an invalid kernel read via local futex operations. The futex_private_hash_put() path releases its final fph reference before saving fph->mm, so preemption lets another task replace and RCU-free the hash before the resumed task reads that member. The race requires a final reference drop and intervening task activity; the published record establishes no data disclosure, privilege escalation, or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80758
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.16
- Affected versionversion=bd54df5ea7cadac520e346d5f0fe5d58e635b6ba <12cd315a7b6a7d7db3f69d98bfe3909275e9451d
- Affected versionversion=bd54df5ea7cadac520e346d5f0fe5d58e635b6ba <1c7efabfbaf796f11000a46094a69955a01ec6cc
- Affected versionversion=bd54df5ea7cadac520e346d5f0fe5d58e635b6ba <25408c62ed4ebcd491d0e9e4b4a5b512547512e4
- Affected versionversion=bd54df5ea7cadac520e346d5f0fe5d58e635b6ba <dba60d26e9dda3e157ad6b0934d4232f6c6904ee
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