SB20260925113 - Deadlock in Linux kernel ext4
Published: September 25, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260925113
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) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93269)
CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock
CVSSv4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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 improper lock ordering in ext4_ext_migrate when invoking the ext4 extent migration ioctl. A local user can trigger concurrent inode eviction and writeback operations to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f7ab52875ec7f800ca67e7176e5743a84baddf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/452950461241dfed8b1d32e94b227db38c99c5af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a897682793eba5de51ee6f3152760374afa629cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada23457d4748d6e9c36c6f871fc29a6f558c48c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4223231b6860141813637a6413c2371ae4d6fa8