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CVE-2026-99179VulnerabilityPublished

watch_queue_set_size() · watch_queue: Fix note pool publication race

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-99179· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 811fb6d0b07605e8e8d93bde8748be4b3028809a : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 11:33 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 811fb6d0b07605e8e8d93bde8748be4b3028809a, 9e73a6754457ffed8399b835552013b9363e51d1, 5e531d62f1f8834faf7a4eed0d41105cf6570a8f

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux to 811fb6d0b07605e8e8d93bde8748be4b3028809a, 9e73a6754457ffed8399b835552013b9363e51d1 or 5e531d62f1f8834faf7a4eed0d41105cf6570a8f.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd, < 811fb6d0b07605e8e8d93bde8748be4b3028809a
Fixed in
  • 811fb6d0b07605e8e8d93bde8748be4b3028809a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd, < 9e73a6754457ffed8399b835552013b9363e51d1
Fixed in
  • 9e73a6754457ffed8399b835552013b9363e51d1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd, < 5e531d62f1f8834faf7a4eed0d41105cf6570a8f
Fixed in
  • 5e531d62f1f8834faf7a4eed0d41105cf6570a8f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.8
Fixed in–

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-99179 involves a race condition in the watch_queue_set_size() function related to note pool publication. The issue affects Microsoft product version 3.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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