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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to kmemleak soft lockup when scanning task stacks", "id": "2532495", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532495"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.7", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-1050", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory leak detector (kmemleak). When kmemleak_scan() attempts to scan task stacks on systems with a large number of threads, it can hold a CPU for an extended period without allowing other processes to run. This can lead to a 'soft lockup,' where the system becomes unresponsive, effectively causing a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-89759", "public_date": "2026-09-11T19:47:01Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89759\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89759\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1838c704bcb4fd3556cf67513c6f97a39099e35c\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc8044251de21555fb02c365fa681bab8b0db55\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d10d4e19e6daa487f0cd0ea6cba472325de92f9\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a1b12c06c192290b8479de48f66f1e75d89c4b7"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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