CVE-2026-118593
Kernel: local_bh imbalance in seg6_input_core() drop path (incomplete fix for cve-2026-46099)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel builds. An incomplete backport of the CVE-2026-46099 fix in RHEL 9.6 through 9.10 left a local_bh imbalance in seg6_input_core(), where the drop path returns with bottom halves still disabled. This can lead to softirq starvation and denial of service on systems with SRv6 tunnels configured. Upstream and RHEL 10 are not affected.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-667 Improper Locking
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5Red Hat |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-118593vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2563095issue-tracking
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