Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31667

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU127729

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31667

Published: April 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127729
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-2026-31667
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper lock management in the uinput force-feedback handling path when processing force-feedback operations and device lifecycle events. A local user can trigger a circular locking dependency to cause a denial of service.

The issue can be triggered when using a force-feedback gamepad with uinput.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_310-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
bpftool
kernel
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
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-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (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)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-31667

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_310-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.310.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.310.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.310.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.310.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.310.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-314.0.0.217, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152, 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.14.145
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 6.8.1-1056.57
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0-1064.66, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64
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, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1104.108
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1106.109, 5.15.0.1106.104, 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1107.113, 5.15.0.1107.106
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 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0.1117.115, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.71
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 5.15.0.1117.102, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.85-1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.62
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1
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

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