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

liveupdate: fix TOCTOU race in luo_session_retrieve()

Extend the scope of the rwsem_read lock in luo_session_retrieve() to
overlap with the acquisition of the session mutex. This prevents a
concurrent thread from releasing and freeing the session between the
lookup and the mutex lock.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8887-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8888-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8889-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8887-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8888-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8887-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-409
CWE-415

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

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'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-409
CWE-415

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: liveupdate: fix TOCTOU race in luo_session_retrieve() Extend the scope of the rwsem_read lock in luo_session_retrieve() to overlap with the acquisition of the session mutex. This prevents a concurrent thread from releasing and freeing the session between the lookup and the mutex lock.
Title liveupdate: fix TOCTOU race in luo_session_retrieve()
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: 2026-08-17T05:18:05.573Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.888Z

Link: CVE-2026-74370

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:38.750

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:19:31.823

Link: CVE-2026-74370

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-74370 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T02:00:17Z

Weaknesses