Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53327

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53327

Published: July 2, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU136725
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-2026-53327
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper lock state handling in debugobjects fill_pool logic in lib/debugobjects.c when refilling the debug object pool on RT-enabled kernels while the current task is blocked on an rt_mutex. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.

Only RT-enabled kernel configurations are affected.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-53327

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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