Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-74647
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144866
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-2026-74647
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 fastrpc_req_munmap_impl in the fastrpc driver when processing concurrent buffer unmap requests. A local user can trigger concurrent unmap operations to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when multiple threads invoke unmap concurrently for the same buffer.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-74647
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0beaa9bd7eb10d9b5e6352ed5161f3f3bbd4c3c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6102ceb4eab845743ee57acd3863fbd06e93c927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97273624f7b356eaf8261609a75cfcb8738a165a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf22a7d950cec2d1efeca7f16bb20fcca84c36a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe70329055977fc1e8dc6291318d0dd75470795a