SB2026092844 - Race condition in Linux kernel nvme host driver

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98153)

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 cause a race condition during FDP placement ID initialization.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in nvme_query_fdp_info() when concurrent paths scan the same namespace. A local user can trigger concurrent initialization of the shared namespace FDP placement ID array to cause a race condition during FDP placement ID initialization.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e1c6bbe4bb084d7ecf61698afdf70be23dd35f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0a23e3c8c4c3ce11529fa70d2292b4e56d143ba