Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU122936

Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23120

Published: February 16, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122936

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23120

CWE-ID: CWE-366

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the l2tp_tunnel_del_work() function in net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c. A local user can corrupt data.

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