SB20260815148 - Race condition in Linux kernel configfs
Published: August 15, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74330)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in configfs directory entry child traversal when traversing s_children lists while concurrent cursor movement or freeing can occur. A local user can trigger concurrent configfs operations to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects configfs directory handling in fs/configfs/dir.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/459860529c109c5ce08b81c0776ca1200eaaeb4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637ef4961470e04455102b34ac484a34d8eca0a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77fd6f50f633a52c2db061e7d71d8cb486b0265e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f289728ec706b7ff1ca0ee845dd73ff2253488
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9e8bb81c41fd27e7b57a1c936fde140548535f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e57e2863872e82e7c7237bc32299f67ebebc543
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b166ab78dc3f48e83d2c80bdfde4159b31fdc5fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d93108e0a27d7e6f95c7e45017d14ba2900d32