Deadlock in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97951
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152525
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97951
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper command completion in the iSCSI target dataout handler when processing final dataout PDUs for a WRITE command aborted by a LUN reset. A remote user can send remaining dataout PDUs to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97951
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3