Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53314
Published: June 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135725
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-2026-53314
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 improper state management in the padata CPU hotplug callback handling when offlining a CPU. A local user can trigger CPU hotplug operations to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the CPU offline callback was placed in a hotplug teardown state where failure is not allowed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53314
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e6c08dd97dcd22a00aee469e0adfa819071d80e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a9f29a3e076b637d2234093e57989cf755ded5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65dae8b34f0810f3fa9f77c4c63650cd20820693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9afe53f14a2aae8c4beb30e5ea51641a34f1a3d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d44f477000c6352de6b05e9e276e62083e5fbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c4a2972f83c8b68ff03b43cecdb898939ff851