Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64326

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Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64326

Published: July 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139648
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64326
CWE-ID: CWE-755
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 improper exceptional condition handling in bdev_mark_dead() when processing surprise removal of a block device. A local user can trigger surprise device removal to cause a denial of service.

The issue can hang indefinitely while waiting for writeback that can no longer complete, wedging the reset worker and tasks waiting on it.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64326

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
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-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13

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