SB20260925140 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel mm



SB20260925140 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel mm

Published: September 25, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260925140
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93240)

CWE-ID: CWE-670 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

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 trigger a kernel warning.

The vulnerability exists due to improper execution-context handling in the cgroup v1 memory soft limit reclaim path when soft limit reclaim invokes lru_gen_shrink_lruvec() from kswapd. A local user can configure memory.soft_limit_in_bytes to trigger a kernel warning.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.