Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93092
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a race condition in the SCMI driver.
The vulnerability exists due to improper synchronization in requested-devices notifier handling when a SCMI device is being removed. A local user can cause a requested-devices notifier callback to race with active_protocols IDR teardown to cause a race condition in the SCMI driver.
Affected software
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93092
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492fb49eac24beecd6d3c5e4744a513e626f8dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66a0bbf30cc14140fe13f63cd594a7c1ee352b75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a26b37389846f1f29a09f7983aa3f45feff529
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74fcaa0a3f7ad3edfde2e8c6cb8ae457a00e0b7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e528f631425416f9b39e9d8b385c9f1ceb40d6