CVE-2026-74749

kernel: rseq: Prevent hard lockup on granted time slice extension

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 26, 2026

Updated · August 27, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's restartable sequences (rseq) mechanism. An inconsistency in the handling of lock states during time slice extensions can occur when interrupts are enabled. This can lead to a system livelock or hard lockup, effectively causing a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-366 · Race Condition within a Thread