Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23229

Vulnerability identifier: #VU123045

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-2026-23229

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 virtcrypto_done_task() function in drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
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)
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
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
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
kernel-extra-modules
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - 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-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, 6.8.0-134.134, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.61, 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69, 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1, 6.8.1-1055.56, 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
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
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, 6.8.0-1029.30
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, 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.164-1, 6.12.73-1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-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-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - 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-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
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - 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
ocfs2-kmp-default - 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 - 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-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-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-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1045.48, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61.1, 6.8.0-1058.64, 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1060.64
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2049.50

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c57c6c108931a914ed94e3c0ddb974008260a3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0a0ded3bb7fd45f720faa48449a930153257d3a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6f0d586808689963e58fd739bed626ff5013b24
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69a7b0a71b6561b3b6459f1fded8d589f2e8ac2

• Improper locking in Linux kernel crypto virtio driver
• Debian update for linux
• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg