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CVE-2026-93240

memcg: make the v1 soft limit knob inert

CVSS score

1.9

EPSS probability

%0.2

Risk score

0.0

Published

23 d ago

Official patch verified

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Vulnerability description

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CVE-2026-93240 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg: make the v1 soft limit knob inert The v1 soft limit has been deprecated since v6.12 and nobody has reported depending on it. Start the removal by decoupling the interface from the implementation: keep memory.soft_limit_in_bytes, but ignore writes to it and always report the maximum value on read similar to what memory.kmem.limit_in_bytes already does. Writes are still parsed, so malformed input keeps returning -EINVAL. The knob now also behaves the same everywhere: it used to return -EOPNOTSUPP on PREEMPT_RT, where soft limit reclaim has always been disabled. This also fixes the syzbot report linked below. Soft limit reclaim is the only caller that runs shrink_lruvec() from kswapd against a specific memcg, so it is the only way to reach lru_gen_shrink_lruvec() and in turn set_mm_walk(), which warns when called from kswapd.

IMPACT: Affected Products and Software

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-93240 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.

IDVENDORPRODUCTACTION
1linuxLinux View
2linuxLinux View
Total affected vendors: 1|Products: 2

RED HAT CSAF/VEX: Product Impact Check

Red Hat has not yet published a CSAF/VEX impact record for this CVE. This does not mean “not affected”.

SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources

CVSS Scores

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SCOREVERSIONSEVERITYVECTORSOURCE
1.9CVSS 3.x—CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LMicrosoft MSRC

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Public exploit and active exploitation status

Verified exploit intelligence

No verified public PoC, exploit repository or Metasploit module has been found for this CVE yet.

Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Attack Vector and Accessibility

ExposureYerel erişim
PermissionsHigh
UserGerekmiyor

Official Sources and Advisories

CVSS Vector Radar Chart

1.9 / 10
Attack VectorLocalComplexityHighPrivilegesHighUser Interact.NoneConfidentialityHighIntegrityNoneAvailabilityLow

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh privileges
User InteractionNone required
Confidentiality (Gizlilik)High
Integrity (Bütünlük)None
Availability (Erişilebilirlik)Low

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