Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23110

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122377

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23110

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the scsi_dec_host_busy() function in drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel (Red Hat package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-base
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-687.29.1.el9_8
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.162-1, 6.12.69-1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219f009ebfd1ef3970888ee9eef4c8a06357f862
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ae21b9c4f0c7e60cf47a53fa7ab68852079ef0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fdc6f28d5e81350ab1d2cac8389062bd09e61e1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe2f8ad6f0999db3b318359a01ee0108c703a8c3

• Race condition in Linux kernel scsi driver
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• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.17