Linux Kernel up to 6.18.44/7.1.8 amba-pl011 remove use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.44/7.1.8. Affected is the function remove of the component amba-pl011. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-74652. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.44/7.1.8. This affects the function remove of the component amba-pl011. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: amba-pl011: cancel RS485 hrtimers after freeing IRQ The RS485 trigger hrtimers are embedded in the devm-managed port and can fire after it is freed. The IRQ handler can arm a timer, so free the IRQ first and then cancel both timers. Complete the RS485 stop without arming a timer, and cancel the timers in remove() for the suspend-then-unbind path, where shutdown is not called. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-74652 since 08/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.45 or 7.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 759ead98a39fb625be302f9aa66290985dcaa325/e57f0aa5c35be37218ba0e4887b241584dd4b2d2/36672c8d7d14e9c43287528455d2c97b526ea6ad is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 6.18.44
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.1.6
• 7.1.7
• 7.1.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.45/7.1.9
Patch: 759ead98a39fb625be302f9aa66290985dcaa325/e57f0aa5c35be37218ba0e4887b241584dd4b2d2/36672c8d7d14e9c43287528455d2c97b526ea6ad

Timelineinfo

08/15/2026 CVE reserved
08/22/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
08/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-74652 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-394437

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2026 18:41
Changes: 08/22/2026 18:41 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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