Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93169
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150831
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93169
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to trigger a race condition between runtime power management and device removal.
The vulnerability exists due to improper synchronization in zynqmp_dma_remove() in the ZynqMP DMA driver when removing or unbinding a device while runtime power management transitions occur. A local privileged user can remove or unbind the device during runtime power management activity to trigger a race condition between runtime power management and device removal.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93169
Install security update from vendor's repository.