CVE-2026-98972
Received
Received - Intake
Race Condition in Linux Kernel cpuset Subsystem
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-98972, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-23
Last updated on: 2026-10-23
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cgroup/cpuset: Don't access cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root in is_in_v2_mode()
After seeing the patch [1] to guard is_in_v2_mode() with RCU, it makes
me realize that is_in_v2_mode() may be called in a context where a new
cgroup filesystem is being rebound with stale cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root
pointer. Avoid this potential UaF situation by adding a new cpuset_v2_mode
flag which is set when the cpuset_v2_mode mount option is used. This
flag is written into only when cpuset_bind() is being called with a
stable cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root value. The is_in_v2_mode() helper is
modified to read the new cpuset_v2_mode flag instead of accessing
cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root directly.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260929084124.626693-2-arighi@nvidia.com
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
