CVE-2026-23432 — Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in Linux
Severity
5.3MEDIUM
No vectorEPSS
0.0%
top 93.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 3
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path
In the error path of mshv_map_user_memory(), calling vfree() directly on
the region leaves the MMU notifier registered. When userspace later unmaps
the memory, the notifier fires and accesses the freed region, causing a
use-after-free and potential kernel panic.
Replace vfree() with mshv_partition_put() to properly unregister
the MMU notifier before freeing the regio…
Affected Packages2 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxb9a66cd5ccbb9fade15d0e427e19470d8ad35b75 — 34861bdc0c0196b6c2dd48f7454029407704ff6e+2
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-cxhx-54f3-q38v: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path
In the error path of↗2026-04-03
OSV▶
CVE-2026-23432: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path In the error path of m↗2026-04-03