Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98521

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Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98521

Published: October 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU156823
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98521
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 through an endless loop in the Linux kernel's i915 graphics driver.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect RCU teardown ordering in the i915 GEM object lifecycle when a GEM object is destroyed concurrently with fence iteration in i915_gem_busy_ioctl. A local user can trigger concurrent object destruction and fence iteration to cause a denial of service, as prematurely released fence references cause the iterator to restart indefinitely without a replacement fence list.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-98521

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17

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