Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46295
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134234
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46295
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 __kvm_apic_update_irr and KVM x86 LAPIC interrupt handling when synchronizing posted interrupts to the IRR in nested virtualization. A local user can trigger the race during nested VM interrupt delivery to cause a denial of service.
The issue causes a spurious kernel WARNING and a wasted L2 VM-Enter/VM-Exit cycle, while the pending interrupt is not lost.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46295
Install security update from vendor's repository.