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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: Linux kernel: Use-After-Free in tracing/user_events component", "id": "2532248", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532248"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.7", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-825", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's tracing/user_events component. This vulnerability arises when a child process, created via `fork`, exits and frees memory that the parent process still references. This creates a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition, where the parent process attempts to access freed memory. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation."], "name": "CVE-2026-89750", "public_date": "2026-09-11T19:46:54Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89750\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89750\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a0758cf6bdbfddac2be71124c9bd0692f4b0b1\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390f6bd8583d177029d9df4bea6667509e55a765\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63b39e49a4c9d68e010e96b26fc7374f0864f2b1\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b799f67119aff179719a0b1e12441ebbdaaf62f9"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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