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

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-99263· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in eb2a50d8235e4580fea9aa20f3fbe1a002c38cb1 : 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 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

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel by changing the atomic operation to prevent missed wake-ups. Users should apply the official kernel update containing this fix once available. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.

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 is addressed by changing the atomic operation used to ensure no wake-ups are missed.

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