Write-what-where Condition Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [7.2,7.2.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20824758
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-97911  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-123  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 7.2.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Write-what-where Condition via the ethosu_ioctl_submit_job process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive kernel memory and potentially corrupt kernel data structures by submitting a crafted job with a zero SRAM size while including SRAM accesses in the command stream, leading to the use of a stale base address from a previous job.

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

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