CVE-2026-64211

srcu: Don't queue workqueue handlers to never-online CPUs

Published Jul 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

srcu: Don't queue workqueue handlers to never-online CPUs

While an srcu_struct structure is in the midst of switching from CPU-0
to all-CPUs state, it can attempt to invoke callbacks for CPUs that
have never been online. Worse yet, it can attempt in invoke callbacks
for CPUs that never will be online, even including imaginary CPUs not in
cpu_possible_mask. This can cause hangs on s390, which is not set up to
deal with workqueue handlers being scheduled on such CPUs. This commit
therefore causes Tree SRCU to refrain from queueing workqueue handlers
on CPUs that have not yet (and might never) come online.

Because callbacks are not invoked on CPUs that have not been
online, it is an error to invoke call_srcu(), synchronize_srcu(), or
synchronize_srcu_expedited() on a CPU that is not yet fully online.
However, it turns out to be less code to redirect the callbacks
from too-early invocations of call_srcu() than to warn about such
invocations. This commit therefore also redirects callbacks queued on
not-yet-fully-online CPUs to the boot CPU.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8618-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8663-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8664-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-3 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-358
CWE-665
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-358
CWE-665
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: srcu: Don't queue workqueue handlers to never-online CPUs While an srcu_struct structure is in the midst of switching from CPU-0 to all-CPUs state, it can attempt to invoke callbacks for CPUs that have never been online. Worse yet, it can attempt in invoke callbacks for CPUs that never will be online, even including imaginary CPUs not in cpu_possible_mask. This can cause hangs on s390, which is not set up to deal with workqueue handlers being scheduled on such CPUs. This commit therefore causes Tree SRCU to refrain from queueing workqueue handlers on CPUs that have not yet (and might never) come online. Because callbacks are not invoked on CPUs that have not been online, it is an error to invoke call_srcu(), synchronize_srcu(), or synchronize_srcu_expedited() on a CPU that is not yet fully online. However, it turns out to be less code to redirect the callbacks from too-early invocations of call_srcu() than to warn about such invocations. This commit therefore also redirects callbacks queued on not-yet-fully-online CPUs to the boot CPU.
Title srcu: Don't queue workqueue handlers to never-online CPUs
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Jul 24, 2026, 3:23 PM
Reserved
Jul 19, 2026, 3:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 24, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Aug 11, 2026, 5:24 PM
Severity
Public date
Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM