Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46135
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133051
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46135
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in nvmet_tcp_handle_icreq() and target-side queue teardown when processing an initialization connection request and a connection close concurrently. A remote attacker can send an initialization connection request and immediately close the connection to cause a denial of service.
The issue can lead to a second kref_put() being issued on an already released queue.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46135
Install security update from vendor's repository.