SB20260918216 - Race condition in Linux kernel ext4

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SB20260918216 - Race condition in Linux kernel ext4

Published: September 18, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260918216
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Partial DoS

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-92501)

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

CVSSv4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 ext4_buffered_write_iter() when a direct I/O write falls back to buffered I/O while concurrent direct I/O completes. A local user can issue concurrent direct I/O operations to cause a denial of service.

The issue can also occur when non-overlapping direct I/O writes share a large folio and the block size is smaller than the folio size.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References