CVE-2026-98985
kernel: namespace: check the mounts before reading their parents in pivot_root()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit a use-after-free vulnerability by invoking the pivot_root() system call with a file descriptor referencing an unmounted filesystem whose parent mount has already been freed. This flaw allows the kernel to access previously released memory, which can lead to a system crash and result in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference