CVE-2026-23216Disclosure(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch linux linux_kernel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() In iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(), the function calls complete() while holding the conn->conn_usage_lock. As soon as complete() is invoked, the waiter (such as iscsit_close_connection()) may wake up and proceed to free the iscsit_conn structure. If the waiter frees the memory before the current thread reaches spin_unlock_bh(), it results in a KASAN slab-use-after-free as the function attempts to release a lock within the already-freed connection structure. Fix this by releasing the spinlock before calling complete().

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • linux_kernel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
linux_kernel

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-02-18: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-02-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-18: 102-18
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    The severity is increased for this new vulnerability affecting Linux Kernel (CVE-2026-23216) https://vuldb.com/?id.346534

    Post summary

    The notice states that the severity rating for Linux Kernel CVE‑2026‑23216 has been raised, with a link to a vulnerability database entry.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-23216 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() In iscsit_dec_conn_usag… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23216

    Post summary

    The post references CVE-2026-23216, a use‑after‑free flaw in the Linux kernel's iSCSI target module, noting that the issue has been resolved with a patch.

    00000106
    56.4K followersView on X
CPE platform detail7 entries

7 of 7 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel6.19--

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