Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80719
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146064
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-2026-80719
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 the mglru page table walker and reset_batch_size() when batching per-generation size deltas concurrently with memcg reparenting. A local user can trigger memory management activity to cause a denial of service.
The issue can lead to underestimated nr_pages in MGLRU, resulting in premature out-of-memory conditions.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80719
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3