Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43239
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130477
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43239
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in smb client query_interfaces() when concurrently updating interfaces. A local user can trigger concurrent interface query work to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43239
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6287eefaf21ec805d42f941bd368018cf397a7f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76cc4faba0343c6db945b8dc75425b33d633e1b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93e8e3ee165ae4609a1222b516b573837103d2c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6564f416a6eaf1199200b6100952407b438f7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c06e42e1527716c54f3ad2ced6a034b5f3a489