cgroup/cpuset: Make nr_deadline_tasks an atomic_t
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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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: cgroup/cpuset: Make nr_deadline_tasks an atomic_t The nr_deadline_tasks variable in the cpuset structure was introduced by commit 6c24849f5515 ("sched/cpuset: Keep track of SCHED_DEADLINE task in cpusets"). It is reported by sashiko [1] that nr_deadline_tasks can currently be modified by inc_dl_tasks_cs() under rq->lock and by cpuset_attach() under cpuset_mutex. So if both updates happen simultaneously, the nr_deadline_tasks variable can be corrupted leading to incorrect operations down the road. Fix that by changing its type to atomic_t so that nr_deadline_tasks are always atomically updated. This fix patch is a low hanging fruit. It can handle some of the races between a concurrent sched_setscheduler() and cpuset_can_attach()/cpuset_attach() calls, but not all of them like the other issue raised by sashiko [2]. This will be handled hopefully in a future follow up patch. [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260626181923.133658-1-longman%40redhat.com [2] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260630033344.352702-1-longman%40redhat.com
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 5.11, 5.16, 6.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93150
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rm22-rvmg-2466
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@642648fa7595241e4d491add5007bc33f11defb5 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@4987d336abf3fa575a2d953f69e11154ac9802c3, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-01 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4987d336abf3fa575a2d953f69e11154ac9802c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/642648fa7595241e4d491add5007bc33f11defb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e422b32e6a57269ca8164c60674a78bee85cf5fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5965ae3f7c918151b87e5c925b7978afbeaf638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d9daf5e13ad1448b7dfebac949936710ec7565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95220e1f18f6321008f021abc7d6f581f64bcb82
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Sources
- CVE-2026-93150 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93150 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm22-rvmg-2466 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-93150 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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