Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98153
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152300
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98153
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 race condition during FDP placement ID initialization.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in nvme_query_fdp_info() when concurrent paths scan the same namespace. A local user can trigger concurrent initialization of the shared namespace FDP placement ID array to cause a race condition during FDP placement ID initialization.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98153
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3