Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23157

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

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.

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 Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy 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-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
dlm-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-marvell
dtb-broadcom
dtb-exynos
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-qcom
dtb-freescale
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-allwinner
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-socionext
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
dtb-cavium
gfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-aarch64
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-amazon
dtb-amd
dtb-sprd
dtb-rockchip
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-source-rt
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)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

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-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1106.104, 5.15.0-1106.109, 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
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-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
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
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-marvell - 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
dtb-qcom - 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
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-xilinx - 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
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - 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-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs-html - 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-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - 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
dlm-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
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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
kernel-default-debugsource - 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
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - 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
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - 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-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - 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-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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
kernel-default-livepatch - 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-debuginfo - 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
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
dtb-cavium - 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
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
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
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
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amd - 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
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
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - 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-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-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - 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-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - 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
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e159150a9a56d66d247f4b5510bed46fe58aa1c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629666d20c7dcd740e193ec0631fdff035b1f7d6

• Improper locking in Linux kernel btrfs
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi