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um: Fix potential race condition in TLB sync

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: Fix potential race condition in TLB sync During the TLB sync, we need to traverse and modify the page table, so we should hold the page table lock. Since full SMP support for threads within the same process is still missing, let's disable the split page table lock for simplicity.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
7.0.10
CVEs
CVE-2026-53020
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

um: Fix potential race condition in TLB sync

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2026, 16:29 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: Fix potential race condition in TLB sync During the TLB sync, we need to traverse and modify the page table, so we should hold the page table lock. Since full SMP support for threads within the same process is still missing, let's disable the split page table lock for simplicity.

osv:CVE-2026-53020

Kernel

Fixed versions: 7.0.10

Complete source record
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