Bug 2536415 (CVE-2026-93131)

Summary: CVE-2026-93131 kernel: platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's dell-privacy driver. A race condition occurs when the `priv->features_present` data structure is accessed without holding the necessary list mutex. This allows the `priv` object to be freed prematurely, which could lead to system instability or a denial of service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 17:45:08 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition

Accessing priv->features_present needs to happen with the list mutex
being held, otherwise priv can be freed at any moment.