SB20260916111 - Race condition in Linux kernel md driver



SB20260916111 - Race condition in Linux kernel md driver

Published: September 16, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260916111
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89998)

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

CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to access invalid memory.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the device-mapper table device list handling when processing concurrent table load ioctls. A local user can issue concurrent table load ioctls, causing one operation to succeed while another fails, to access invalid memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.