Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23157

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU122913

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23157

Published: February 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122913
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23157
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the fs/btrfs/extent_io.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
dtb-exynos
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
dtb-xilinx
dtb-allwinner
dtb-lg
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-sprd
dtb-rockchip
dtb-socionext
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
gfs2-kmp-default
dtb-amlogic
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amazon
dtb-amd
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (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)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23157

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
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-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - 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-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.85-1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1.150600.12.42.2, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1.150600.12.42.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-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-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-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
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
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
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

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