CVE-2026-98862

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem. A race condition can occur when an audit directory tree is removed while another process evaluates executable audit rules, causing the kernel to access memory after it has been released (a use-after-free condition). A local user with audit control privileges could exploit this flaw to cause memory corruption, leading to a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS) or potentially escalate privileges.

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