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

platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition

Accessing priv->features_present needs to happen with the list mutex
being held, otherwise priv can be freed at any moment.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4841-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8961-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

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Workaround

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History

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition Accessing priv->features_present needs to happen with the list mutex being held, otherwise priv can be freed at any moment.
Title platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T09:06:04.371Z

Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.087Z

Link: CVE-2026-93131

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:07.923

Modified: 2026-10-19T10:17:03.140

Link: CVE-2026-93131

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-19T16:15:13Z

Weaknesses