SB2026062578 - Race condition in Linux kernel broadcom genet driver
Published: June 25, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026062578
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53086)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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 the bcmgenet_timeout handler when handling a transmit queue timeout. A local user can trigger a transmit queue timeout to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5393b2b5bee2ac51a0043dc7f4ac3475f053d08d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681fdfe823b4f1036ed50b58b8838c7917ea389c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ce1c26aac3b318886a57425f64b522da7389153
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c270e2bec3e55a716d25c35341091339457ac883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8206538cbaf4f4068e99a4cb1138690a1e00499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85b0c0a12e967930044608311471b665baa315c