CVE-2026-6424 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-linux-fixed

History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
Title		Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-linux-fixed
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ESET

Published: 2026-07-16T08:28:43.649Z

Updated: 2026-07-16T12:17:48.734Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T08:13:25.859Z

Link: CVE-2026-6424

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T12:17:35.691Z

NVD

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Redhat

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