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TI-2026-55879 Aliases CVE-2026-80866GHSA-8w3x-69pj-572x

tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net()

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net() Blamed commit introduced a busy-wait loop in tipc_exit_net() to wait for pending UDP bearer cleanup works to complete: while (atomic_read(&tn->wq_count)) cond_resched(); This loop can busy-wait for a long time if cond_resched() is a NOP. This typically happens if the netns exit is executed by a high priority task, or under kernels configured without preemption (CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE). In such cases, it wastes CPU cycles and can lead to soft lockups. Fix this by replacing the busy loop with wait_var_event(), allowing the thread to sleep properly until the work queue count reaches zero. Accordingly, update cleanup_bearer() to use atomic_dec_and_test() and wake_up_var() to wake up the waiter when the count drops to zero. This uses the global wait queue hash table, avoiding the need to bloat struct tipc_net with a wait_queue_head_t. The atomic_dec_and_test() provides the necessary memory barrier to ensure the wakeup is not missed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.5, 5.11, 5.13 +6Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.4.124 to before 5.5; 5.10.42 to before 5.11; 5.12.9 to before 5.135.5, 5.11, 5.13Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.13 and later6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.124 to before 5.5; 5.10.42 to before 5.11; 5.12.9 to before 5.13 Fixed in 5.5, 5.11, 5.13 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.13 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.5, 5.11, 5.13
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80866
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w3x-69pj-572x
  3. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@7672973957e3e20780afe5937a9fec70b72bc060 · CNA
  4. 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
  5. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@110bb16d37bdba03213156c0df37e7119c190936, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
  8. 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
  9. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@772769859226a5b004442403510acb58a1c32e72 · CNA
  10. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
  11. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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