CVE-2026-46008

medium Red Hat
Published: May 27, 2026 (44 days ago)
Last Modified: May 27, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Data Access MONitor (DAMON) subsystem. A race condition exists in the memory management component, specifically during the exit process of `kdamond_fn()` and the registration of `damos_walk()` requests. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a deadlock, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

CWE

CWE-833

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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