---
id: "CVE-2026-56938"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56938"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-56938"]
title: "Android kernel IPC: race condition lets local app escalate privileges"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "infrastructure", "kernel"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:16+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T20:46:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:53:42+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56938", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:46:07+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Android kernel IPC: race condition lets local app escalate privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56938 (this .md is for agents)

A race condition in the port_shutdown routine of the kernel's ipc.c file can cause a use-after-free memory error. A local attacker who can run code on the device could use it to escalate privileges.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T20:46:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56938

## From the sources

In port_shutdown of ipc.c, there is a possible Use After Free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with execution privileges needed. User interaction is for exploitation.

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