CVE-2026-99269: Linux kernel · sched_ext: Wait for SCX_OPSS_DISPATCHING before moving tasks off DSQs
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to cc2839946328c1618b3870d521b32bb9483d49d0 or 2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee when convenient.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 12:13 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in cc2839946328c1618b3870d521b32bb9483d49d0, 2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 cc2839946328c1618b3870d521b32bb9483d49d0 or 2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
The vulnerability is fixed in the Linux kernel commits identified by hashes cc2839946328c1618b3870d521b32bb9483d49d0 and 2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee. Users should update to a kernel version including these fixes to remediate the issue.
Description
A concurrency issue in the Linux kernel scheduler extension (sched_ext) was fixed by ensuring that operations moving tasks off Dispatch Scheduling Queues (DSQs) wait for the dispatching operation (SCX_OPSS_DISPATCHING) to complete. Without this wait, tasks could be concurrently manipulated by both the dispatcher and the DSQ consume/move paths, leading to potential race conditions.