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CVE-2026-99262: Linux kernel · io_uring/timeout: don't lose a cancel as io-wq arms a timeout

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-99262· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f10ab47077e63d6eee35b242c257c3947bb49e64 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 13:15 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 f10ab47077e63d6eee35b242c257c3947bb49e64, f9d5e02649587885852f46b6dc7c081b87f0ac3a, f1fabf17f37b252b11d8fe5c70c8056b70b005ca +2

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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ ce35a47a3a0208a77b4d31b7f2e8ed57d624093d, < f10ab47077e63d6eee35b242c257c3947bb49e64
Fixed in
  • f10ab47077e63d6eee35b242c257c3947bb49e64
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ ce35a47a3a0208a77b4d31b7f2e8ed57d624093d, < f9d5e02649587885852f46b6dc7c081b87f0ac3a
Fixed in
  • f9d5e02649587885852f46b6dc7c081b87f0ac3a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ ce35a47a3a0208a77b4d31b7f2e8ed57d624093d, < f1fabf17f37b252b11d8fe5c70c8056b70b005ca
Fixed in
  • f1fabf17f37b252b11d8fe5c70c8056b70b005ca
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ ce35a47a3a0208a77b4d31b7f2e8ed57d624093d, < df705a274da10da7bb546e08b49fa80a6ef19c78
Fixed in
  • df705a274da10da7bb546e08b49fa80a6ef19c78
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ ce35a47a3a0208a77b4d31b7f2e8ed57d624093d, < 68cd06ba918d9658c36c1973a0184795738dcc46
Fixed in
  • 68cd06ba918d9658c36c1973a0184795738dcc46
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.6
Fixed in–

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's io_uring timeout handling can cause a task to become stuck for the full duration of a timeout due to improper cancellation handling. The issue arises when a cancel flag is set after a timeout request is added but before it is checked again, leading to the timeout running to completion unnecessarily.

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