Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-64100)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-64100). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock
With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G W
kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
but task is already holding lock:
ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0
dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
-> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_in…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-64100 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-64100" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-64100 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64100 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com