# CVE-2026-64226: sched\_ext: Avoid UAF in scx\_root\_enable\_workfn() init failure path

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-24 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Avoid UAF in scx_root_enable_workfn() init failure path In scx_root_enable_workfn(), put_task_struct(p) is called before scx_error() dereferences p->comm and p->pid. If the iterator's reference is the last drop, the task is freed synchronously and the deref becomes a UAF. Move put_task_struct() past scx_error().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf396941901858b0de426cdcd3974eea6a02c98c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c7c4e3db8b700307313c035ea08be829a7f21b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e19ba3f58a67eb924022a5a60b67fd08e5cbbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a415cc53711f2238e0f0ca8a6bcc796c003b127

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