Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43275
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the ufs core driver exception event handling work when suspending the system with the runtime power management level set to UFS_PM_LVL_0. A local user can trigger suspend while exception handling work is pending to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the device power mode and link state remain active at this power management level, allowing exception handling to access the host controller after the system has entered a deep power-down state.
Affected software
Ubuntu
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-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)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43275
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-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
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d186731bc335cc049d4e57ab9f563cfab95593e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d8e2d6352e8317686ee3a44811ac14c415a57d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa8d68d97c7f0ef966e51afc17fdbdc372700edf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aac2fee7513dd25042a616f86a1469b4858d2c5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab71c146c135f9af1614ef0fc29a0a3b84f1a373
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c3a1a13f97355c397f9439d79cb04b182958a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ef441811ec413717f188f63d99182f30f0f08e
Related Security Bulletins
- Race condition in Linux kernel ufs core driver
- 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