Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89520

Vulnerability identifier: #VU149288

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89520

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in core scheduling's pick_next_task() when a core scheduling flip occurs while a lock-dropping pick_task() operation is in progress. A local user can trigger concurrent core scheduling flips and task selections to cause a denial of service.

Only systems using core scheduling are affected.

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo

Install security update from vendor's repository.

kernel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-335.0.0.236

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23eda24f325a6e6d686d30ec75f2e9d6745e2015
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d69422ddaa13526c2223444e237d948d6e44728
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3629c63a4af3e491381780bc6c123cb498c4c40

• Race condition in Linux kernel sched
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel