---
title: "CVE-2026-98180: Linux Kernel drm/msm - Use After Free"
description: "Linux kernel drm/msm contains a use-after-free vulnerability caused by freeing scheduler-containing ring and VM objects without RCU grace period, letting unprivileged userspace access freed memory via SYNC_IOC_FILE_INFO."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-98180/
---

# CVE-2026-98180 Linux Kernel drm/msm - Use After Free

Linux kernel drm/msm contains a use-after-free vulnerability caused by freeing scheduler-containing ring and VM objects without RCU grace period, letting unprivileged userspace access freed memory via SYNC\_IOC\_FILE\_INFO.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98180)

## Details

Type

Use After Free

Impact

Information Disclosure, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Linux kernel version containing the patch that uses kfree\_rcu() for scheduler-containing objects.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98180](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98180)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c8d1f385f788f1bbbbb7687c4386d614281218](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c8d1f385f788f1bbbbb7687c4386d614281218)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713abac5c04ccbae67f9ac68c3921845535388e7](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713abac5c04ccbae67f9ac68c3921845535388e7)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81bf4581903b0cba0698cd4d1c07fc6be21754a](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81bf4581903b0cba0698cd4d1c07fc6be21754a)

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