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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: Linux kernel (vsock/virtio): Use-after-free vulnerability due to incorrect work item flushing", "id": "2532228", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532228"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "6.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-364", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the `vsock/virtio` component. An incorrect order of flushing work items during the removal of a `virtio_vsock` object can lead to a use-after-free condition. This vulnerability allows a race condition where memory can be freed while still in use, potentially resulting in memory corruption and system instability or a denial of service."], "name": "CVE-2026-80932", "public_date": "2026-09-11T19:42:07Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80932\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80932\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165a330a68b5f299d8735f0194c314cb2e571269\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2187a56f2fd1715d54daed6392809223c60544f3\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728836ebca239810f164262b10211ef59182f811\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5e9f08714c19ba04e6863aca69d40f042f2e04"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{"created": "2026-09-12T02:45:06.766333+00:00", "updated": "2026-09-12T02:45:06.766338+00:00", "vendors": []}