Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97985
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152490
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97985
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 improper state management in the AF_UNIX stream socket out-of-band data handling when processing MSG_PEEK receive operations after skipped out-of-band socket buffers. A local user can send out-of-band data and issue MSG_PEEK receive calls to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97985
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3