Details
- Type
- Race Condition
- Impact
- Denial Of Service, Privilege Escalation
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 6 October 2026
- Updated
- 15 October 2026
CVE-2026-98281 Linux Kernel - Race Condition
Linux kernel contains a race condition in futex handling caused by missing private hash allocation on vfork(), letting attackers cause inconsistent futex state, exploit requires use of vfork() or CLONE_VM.
CVSS base score
7.8
/10
High- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public exploit
- None known
- Authentication
- Required
- EPSS
- 0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days