Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-96540.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-96540
Upstream
Published
2026-08-15T13:17:56Z
Modified
2026-08-29T05:27:27Z
Summary
CVE-2026-74512 affecting package kernel 6.6.150.1-1
Details

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

audit: fix potential use-after-free in auditdelrule()

audit_del_rule() destroys e->rule.exe via audit_remove_mark_rule() before unlinking the rule from RCU-visible filter lists and waiting for a grace period. Concurrent readers in audit_filter() and audit_filter_rules() still dereference e->rule.exe, while the fsnotify mark can be freed on an independent lifetime path. This creates a use-after-free window during rule deletion.

Fix this by unlinking the rule from the RCU-visible lists and invoking synchronize_rcu() before calling audit_remove_mark_rule() (and other rule removal helpers). This ensures that all existing RCU readers have exited the critical section before any underlying resources are destroyed.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
6.6.150.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-96540.json"