Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64210
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64210
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 the mlx5e ICOSQ handling in the Linux kernel mlx5 driver when processing NAPI poll work during CPU affinity changes. A local user can trigger concurrent ICOSQ operations to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when affinity changes while XSK work remains pending.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64210
Install security update from vendor's repository.