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CVE-2026-74593

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the sched_ext mechanism has a potential deadlock due to lock ordering in scx_cgroup_lock(). The function locks scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem first and then cgroup_lock(), which can deadlock with cgroup rmdir operations and cpu.weight writes.

Risk Assessment

The deadlock can cause system hang or unresponsiveness to cgroup operations, impacting stability and service availability.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel update that changes the lock ordering (take cgroup_lock() first).

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Take cgroup_lock() first in scx_cgroup_lock() scx_cgroup_lock() write-locks scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem and then takes cgroup_lock(), which can deadlock through kernfs: scx enable/disable cgroup rmdir cpu.weight write ------------------ ------------ ---------------- cgroup_lock() percpu_down_write(rwsem) cgroup_lock() kernfs_get_active() percpu_down_read(rwsem) kernfs_drain() The enable path waits for the rmdir to release cgroup_mutex. The rmdir, deactivating the cpu controller's files, waits in kernfs_drain() for the write's active reference. The write, in scx_group_set_weight(), waits for the rwsem behind the pending writer. Take cgroup_lock() first. The set_* paths take no cgroup locks inside the read side, so a pending write-lock then only waits for read sections that always run to completion, and no dependency from the rwsem back to cgroup_mutex remains.

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