Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97924
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152550
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97924
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to leave a registered trace event in an inconsistent state.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of event-removal failures in destroy_user_event() when removing an enabled user event. A local user can attempt to remove an enabled user event to leave a registered trace event in an inconsistent state.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97924
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3