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CVE-2026-93196

8.4 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: virtio_pmem: refcount requests for token lifetime KASAN reports slab-use-after-free in __wake_up_common(): BUG: KASAN:…

Published Sep 17, 2026EPSS 0.17%

Overview

CVE-2026-93196 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvdimm: virtio_pmem: refcount requests for token lifetime

KASAN reports slab-use-after-free in __wake_up_common():

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __wake_up_common+0x114/0x160

Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810fdcb710 by task swapper/0/0

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted

6.19.0-next-20260220-00006-g1eae5f204ec3 #4 PREEMPT(full)

Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux

1.17.0-2-2 04/01/2014

Call Trace:

<IRQ>

dump_stack_lvl+0x6d/0xb0

print_report+0x170/0x4e2

? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10

? __virt_addr_valid+0x1dc/0x380

kasan_report+0xbc/0xf0

? __wake_up_common+0x114/0x160

? __wake_up_common+0x114/0x160

__wake_up_common+0x114/0x160

? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10

__wake_up+0x36/0x60

virtio_pmem_host_ack+0x11d/0x3b0

? sched_balance_domains+0x29f/0xb00

? __pfx_virtio_pmem_host_ack+0x10/0x10

? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x98/0x100

? __pfx__raw_s

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-93196?

CVE-2026-93196 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-93196?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-93196?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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