#VU122920 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23121
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122920
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23121
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the mISDN_read(), mISDN_poll() and misdn_add_timer() functions in drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13f3b3b87068898056db4c79ee67052fbde11d43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac345a93af31358e18e9606eb7b354691bf6757
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8175dbf174d487afab81e936a862a8d9b8a1ccb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6e33cd74ca4965f2bbcb025e0b672fb0168a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/accc3f8266d2a49881dbcf78c459477f4efa0ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d99cb9e0839093cd53aa3b28176fce2f820ca0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc8ba17fd3337bd8b1913c30b95df0fee00d8fb7