CVE-2026-99250

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CVE-2026-99250 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Postpone kthread startup There have been various bug reports related to SMP systems hanging on boot. The reports vary but seem to have some overlap with regard to missed IPI's during SMP setup.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Postpone kthread startup There have been various bug reports related to SMP systems hanging on boot. The reports vary but seem to have some overlap with regard to missed IPI's during SMP setup. The reports also show that reverting NBCON console usage allows the bugs to disappear. The NBCON kthreads for console printing are started very early during boot using early_initcall(). Since these kthreads are asynchronously enabling/disabling interrupts during early boot, they may be interfering with early SMP setup on some hardware platforms. Starting the console printing kthreads later has shown to avoid the hanging on systems that could previously reproduce the issue. Postpone kthread starting until after all arch initcalls have completed.

Affected Software

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

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e, < a86bcdd84c8fe7a45f73e12d53fe06fea07d1ceb; >= 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e, < 7595bacee48bc30b5021eccf199d704d4e5e5374; >= 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e, < 792acd173da0884f0172c68cb473f42cf93c647e; >= 76f258bf3f2aae570209319944703a92ac64e29e, < 5f339c46f153184570f16c8e789c9709b14cbe8b
LinuxLinux6.12

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-99250?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Postpone kthread startup There have been various bug reports related to SMP systems hanging on boot. The reports vary but seem to have some overlap with regard to missed IPI's during SMP setup. The reports also show that reverting NBCON console usage allows the bugs to disappear. The NBCON kthreads for console printing are started very early during boot using early_initcall(). Since these kthreads are asynchronously enabling/disabling interrupts during early boot, they may be interfering with early SMP setup on some hardware platforms. Starting the console printing kthreads later has shown to avoid the hanging on systems that could previously reproduce the issue. Postpone kthread starting until after all arch initcalls have completed.
How severe is CVE-2026-99250?
Severity scoring for CVE-2026-99250 is pending analysis.
How do I fix CVE-2026-99250?
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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Source: NVD / NIST