CVE-2026-93239: Linux Vulnerability

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: mm: Fix the lockless page-table walk in show_pte() show_pte() walks page tables locklessly and can run with interrupts enabled. A concurrent teardown can free a table page while it is being walked. It can also clear a parent entry after show_pte() checked it; the regular pXd_offset() helpers then reread the cleared entry and can derive a bogus lower-level pointer and fault again. Use the lockless offset helpers with the saved parent entries, as gup_fast() does, and pass the saved PMD to pte_offset_map(). For task page tables, arm64 selects MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE. Disable local interrupts around the walk to hold off RCU-deferred table frees and block the tlb_remove_table_sync_one() IPI until the walk is finished. Place the IRQ guard after the header print. This does not make the output a consistent snapshot, but prevents the task page-table walk from dereferencing a released table page or deriving a pointer from a different parent value.

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	>= 1d18c47c735e8adfe531fc41fae31e98f86b68fe, < 08d931a0a850ad16a64f2cd23a19f40795cdbdf7; >= 1d18c47c735e8adfe531fc41fae31e98f86b68fe, < b28fe65a36b8209b6adcf2722c7ce974cf9ac8d1; >= 1d18c47c735e8adfe531fc41fae31e98f86b68fe, < 68cbd70795dd8c06e7ccdc4eb0b74c5b180076c3; >= 1d18c47c735e8adfe531fc41fae31e98f86b68fe, < 0f05d95b99164a9ccc4cf4a4920e0ff0228138ad; >= 1d18c47c735e8adfe531fc41fae31e98f86b68fe, < a77644d009dece1104b6fcc6e322b0e4503db0d6
Linux	Linux	3.7

References

Timeline

Published: Sep 24, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 24, 2026
Status: Received

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-93239?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: mm: Fix the lockless page-table walk in show_pte() show_pte() walks page tables locklessly and can run with interrupts enabled. A concurrent teardown can free a table page while it is being walked. It can also clear a parent entry after show_pte() checked it; the regular pXd_offset() helpers then reread the cleared entry and can derive a bogus lower-level pointer and fault again. Use the lockless offset helpers with the saved parent entries, as gup_fast() does, and pass the saved PMD to pte_offset_map(). For task page tables, arm64 selects MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE. Disable local interrupts around the walk to hold off RCU-deferred table frees and block the tlb_remove_table_sync_one() IPI until the walk is finished. Place the IRQ guard after the header print. This does not make the output a consistent snapshot, but prevents the task page-table walk from dereferencing a released table page or deriving a pointer from a different parent value.

How severe is CVE-2026-93239?

Severity scoring for CVE-2026-93239 is pending analysis.

How do I fix CVE-2026-93239?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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