Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-99253: Linux kernel · io_uring/cancel: rearm local work wake up before sleep

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

0
Compare

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2 when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 11:46 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d46ab2c98ababa19b41a5709b6921d7b1add7f74, < aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2
Fixed in
  • aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =7.2
Fixed in–
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threatsAffected
  • =7.2
Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

A fix is available in the Linux kernel commit aaa06bb9fc03384f7cf2dbc3e43f2939cc7791b2. Users should update to a kernel version including this commit to resolve the issue.

Description

CVE-2026-99253 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's io_uring subsystem related to the cancellation mechanism. The flaw involves improper handling of local work wake-up counts, causing tasks to become stuck in a sleep state until externally interrupted. This issue has been fixed in a specific commit.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…