CVE-2026-6424Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.7 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-07-16); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-07-16: 2Mentions · 2026-07-17: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-16: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-16: 2Technical Details · 2026-07-17: 107-1607-17
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
Patch
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-07-162
Disclosure2
2026-07-171
Patch1
Full discourse3 posts
  • Autumn Good@autumn_good_35
    Patch

    『The vulnerability potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system.』 CVE-2026-6424 [CA8972] ESET Customer Advisory: Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux fixed https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-linux-fixed

    Post summary

    ESET’s Linux security products contain a use-after-free flaw that may cause a kernel panic; the vendor has released a fix and advisory.

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  • MalwareObserver@MalwareObserver
    Disclosure

    🐛 VULNERABILITIES CVE Notify: 🚨 [CVE-2026-6424](https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerab... https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-linux-fixed #CVE #ZeroDay #P

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-6424, a use‑after‑free flaw in ESET Linux security products, and links to an advisory noting the issue has been fixed.

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    11 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6424 Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6424

    Post summary

    The post announces a use‑after‑free flaw (CVE‑2026‑6424) in ESET Linux that can lead to a kernel panic; it does not provide a PoC, exploit, or patch information.

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    57.8K followersView on X

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