Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31557

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU127832

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31557

Published: April 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127832
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-2026-31557
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 synchronization in async event work handling on the nvmet workqueue when freeing an NVMe target controller during queue disconnect processing. A local user can trigger queue disconnect and controller cleanup to cause a denial of service.

The issue arises from recursive locking when async event work is flushed from the same worker processing nvmet-wq.


Affected software

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
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-macros
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-source
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-base
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
linux (Ubuntu package)
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-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-31557

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.17.150
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-7
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-7
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-7
perf - update to 6.6.102-7
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-7
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 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-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-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.85-1

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