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CVE-2026-99263: Linux kernel · io_uring/poll: avoid retry wakeup loss when dropping ownership

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · fixed in eb2a50d8235e4580fea9aa20f3fbe1a002c38cb1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 12:13 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 eb2a50d8235e4580fea9aa20f3fbe1a002c38cb1, d1f6850086ac6f8b0fa44fb19aa2a468c73ee071, afa407c02f3aa0fd872f86c9bf1b34502e0fa8f0 +5

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
  • >=5.15.82 <5.16
  • >=6.0.11 <6.1
Fixed in
  • eb2a50d8235e4580fea9aa20f3fbe1a002c38cb1
  • d1f6850086ac6f8b0fa44fb19aa2a468c73ee071
  • afa407c02f3aa0fd872f86c9bf1b34502e0fa8f0
  • 521e8a65e9b45532295ba1082ef12be6e80c173b
  • 41fae2e9e1fa3bee86aee0a25ba90e59ce5024bf
  • 6.1
  • 5.16
  • 4ef685b8505615729d75c875f52822238bf76ca6
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.1
Fixed in–
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threatsAffected
  • >=5.15.82 <5.16
  • >=6.0.11 <6.1
  • =6.1
Fixed in
  • 5.16
  • 6.1

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AI-suggested

This issue has been fixed in Linux kernel versions 5.16, 6.1, and later. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required once patched.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's io_uring polling mechanism could cause a stall in processing requests due to a wakeup retry flag being lost when dropping ownership. This issue has been fixed by changing the atomic operation to ensure no wake-ups are missed.

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