CVE-2026-74594

Estado: RecibidaAlta (7.8)—

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

sched/psi: Shut down rtpoll_timer in psi_cgroup_free()

psi_schedule_rtpoll_work() is called locklessly from the scheduler hotpath and can race psi_trigger_destroy() taking down the last rtpoll trigger under rtpoll_trigger_lock:

The group can then be freed with the re-armed timer still pending, and poll_timer_fn() runs on freed memory.

461daba06bdc ("psi: eliminate kthread_worker from psi trigger scheduling mechanism") deleted the timer synchronously after the synchronize_rcu(), which prevented this but raced trigger creation instead: the deletion could cancel the timer that a new trigger set armed during the grace period and, as creation also reinitialized the timer at the time, corrupt it.

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8f91efd870ea ("psi: Fix race between psi_trigger_create/destroy") moved the initialization into group_init() and the deletion into the locked section, trading the creation races for the window above.

Neither placement in the destruction path works. A pending timer firing while the group is alive is harmless though. poll_timer_fn() just wakes the rtpoll waitqueue and doesn't re-arm itself. Bind the timer to the group's lifetime instead and shut it down in psi_cgroup_free(). Nothing can arm it by then. timer_shutdown_sync() because the timer is never armed again.

Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original

  psi_schedule_rtpoll_work()        psi_trigger_destroy()

  rcu_read_lock();
  task = rcu_dereference(rtpoll_task);
                                    rcu_assign_pointer(rtpoll_task, NULL);
                                    timer_delete(&rtpoll_timer);
  mod_timer(&rtpoll_timer, ...);
  rcu_read_unlock();
                                    synchronize_rcu();
                                    kthread_stop(task_to_destroy);

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.13%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %
Impacto principalT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact70 %
Impacto secundarioT1565.001 Stored Data Manipulationimpact60 %

Vulnerabilidad local del kernel (AV:L, PR:L) sin interacción del usuario. Carrera de condiciones permite uso después de liberación (use-after-free) en memoria del kernel, causando ejecución de código o DoS por corrupción de memoria del sistema.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsched/psi: Shut down rtpoll_timer in psi_cgroup_free()\n\npsi_schedule_rtpoll_work() is called locklessly from the scheduler hotpath\nand can race psi_trigger_destroy() taking down the last rtpoll trigger under\nrtpoll_trigger_lock:\n\n  psi_schedule_rtpoll_work()        psi_trigger_destroy()\n\n  rcu_read_lock();\n  task = rcu_dereference(rtpoll_task);\n                                    rcu_assign_pointer(rtpoll_task, NULL);\n                                    timer_delete(&rtpoll_timer);\n  mod_timer(&rtpoll_timer, ...);\n  rcu_read_unlock();\n                                    synchronize_rcu();\n                                    kthread_stop(task_to_destroy);\n\nThe group can then be freed with the re-armed timer still pending, and\npoll_timer_fn() runs on freed memory.\n\n461daba06bdc (\"psi: eliminate kthread_worker from psi trigger scheduling\nmechanism\") deleted the timer synchronously after the synchronize_rcu(),\nwhich prevented this but raced trigger creation instead: the deletion could\ncancel the timer that a new trigger set armed during the grace period and,\nas creation also reinitialized the timer at the time, corrupt it.\n8f91efd870ea (\"psi: Fix race between psi_trigger_create/destroy\") moved the\ninitialization into group_init() and the deletion into the locked section,\ntrading the creation races for the window above.\n\nNeither placement in the destruction path works. A pending timer firing\nwhile the group is alive is harmless though. poll_timer_fn() just wakes the\nrtpoll waitqueue and doesn't re-arm itself. Bind the timer to the group's\nlifetime instead and shut it down in psi_cgroup_free(). Nothing can arm it\nby then. timer_shutdown_sync() because the timer is never armed again."
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