Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53361

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Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53361

Published: July 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU136960
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53361
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in unix_gc() and unix_peek_fpl() in the af_unix garbage collection logic when processing MSG_PEEK operations during garbage collection scheduling. A local user can trigger concurrent garbage collection activity to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because gc_in_progress may be false while unix_gc() is running, which can confuse garbage collection by MSG_PEEK.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
linux (Debian package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-53361

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 6.12.0-55.102.1.el10_0, 6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.95-1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-31.31, 7.0.0-31.31.1, 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1006.7, 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1012.12, 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1011.11, 7.0.0-1014.14
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1018.18
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1019.19
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2018.18

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