SB20260424190 - Race condition in Linux kernel nvme host driver

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SB20260424190 - Race condition in Linux kernel nvme host driver

Published: April 24, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260424190
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31523)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in nvme-pci polled queue handling when polling a queue during a reset while queue mappings are being updated. A local user can change the polled queue count at run time to trigger double completions and cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs during a brief window before the block layer has updated the queue maps.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References