Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97900
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152584
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97900
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 loop control in drm_exec_prepare_array() when processing chained calls that include an empty object array after lock contention. A local user can invoke affected DRM ioctls to cause a denial of service.
This condition affects drivers that prepare separate read and write buffer-object arrays during one locking iteration.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97900
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3