SB2026091861 - Race condition in Linux kernel nvme host driver
Published: September 18, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93152)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to access queue state before its initialization is visible.
The vulnerability exists due to improper synchronization in the Apple NVMe driver's queue enabled-state handling when interrupt or request paths check whether a queue is enabled. A local user can race queue-state checks with queue initialization to access queue state before its initialization is visible.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e9d9fe12da779516dc3899dc9141304675f5416
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/840ab22ffa4d859ca40a31e96fc3554688e7a035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86782a72c6d8c7541813b9ddb009668468601f18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbe53ecd696e354bfda8173364f7595759bc562d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a79244a3c526a76d930f2ef30aff64528b0c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f61c934aa084b7440fec681be3f4b481eb5a8609