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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/poll: avoid retry...

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nvd-cves · v2 · published 11/3/2026, 12:31:51 PM · modified 11/3/2026, 12:31:52 PM · TLP:CLEAR
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cve: CVE-2026-99263ghsa: GHSA-jcvr-9jrw-gr2r

Assessment

Fact summary

low · heuristic

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/poll: avoid retry wakeup loss when dropping ownership If a wakeup sets IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG between the owning task consuming the existing instance of IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG and the loop check of io_poll_check_events(), then we stall on processing the request until an unrelated wakeup comes along. Using atomic_cmpxchg instead of atomic_sub_return to guarantee both the count v and poll_refs are 0 and no wake-ups are missed. Weaknesses:

Technical delta

low · heuristic

Automated delta unavailable (heuristic mode).

Defensive significance

low · heuristic

None identified (heuristic mode).

Fact summary

low · heuristic

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/poll: avoid retry wakeup loss when dropping ownership If a wakeup sets IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG between the owning task consuming the existing instance of IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG and the loop check of io_poll_check_events(), then we stall on processing the request until an unrelated wakeup comes along. Using atomic_cmpxchg instead of atomic_sub_return to guarantee both the count v and poll_refs are 0 and no wake-ups are missed.

Technical delta

low · heuristic

Automated delta unavailable (heuristic mode).

Defensive significance

low · heuristic

None identified (heuristic mode).

Extracted text

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring/poll: avoid retry wakeup loss when dropping ownership

If a wakeup sets IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG between the owning task consuming
the existing instance of IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG and the loop check
of io_poll_check_events(), then we stall on processing the request
until an unrelated wakeup comes along.

Using atomic_cmpxchg instead of atomic_sub_return to guarantee both the
count v and poll_refs are 0 and no wake-ups are missed.