CVE-2026-23077

CWE-416Use After Free7 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 4

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge Patch series "mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge", v2. Commit 879bca0a2c4f ("mm/vma: fix incorrectly disallowed anonymous VMA merges") introduced the ability to merge previously unavailable VMA merge scenarios. However, it is handling merges incorrectly when it comes to mremap() of a faulted VMA adjacent to an unfaulted VMA. The issues a

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.166.18.8+1
CVEListV5linux/linux879bca0a2c4f40b08d09a95a2a0c3c6513060b5ca4d9dbfc1bab16e25fefd34b5e537a46bed8fc96+2
Debianlinux< 6.18.8-1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge2026-02-04
GHSA
GHSA-jfpv-p5jh-pjp7: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge Patch series "mm/v2026-02-04
OSV
CVE-2026-23077: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge Patch series "mm/vma2026-02-04

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: mm/vma: fix anon_vma UAF on mremap() faulted, unfaulted merge2026-02-04
Debian
CVE-2026-23077: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vma: fix...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23077 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23077 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io