Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Affecting intel/linux-npu-driver package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-INTELLINUXNPUDRIVER-20079117
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed11 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-20908  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for intel/linux-npu-driver.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition through a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the Device Drivers process. An attacker can disrupt system availability by exploiting a race condition during local access, potentially causing a denial of service without requiring user interaction.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1