{"identifier":"CVE-2026-99269","cve":{"id":"CVE-2026-99269","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsched_ext: Wait for SCX_OPSS_DISPATCHING before moving tasks off DSQs\n\nA task can be found on a non-local DSQ while the CPU which dispatched it\nis still running ops.dequeue() and hasn't cleared SCX_OPSS_DISPATCHING.\nThe DSQ consume and move paths don't wait for the dispatch to finish and\ncan operate on the task concurrently with the dispatcher.\n\nCall scx_wait_dispatching() in scx_move_local_task_to_local_dsq(),\nunlink_dsq_and_switch_rq_lock() and move_task_between_dsqs() before they\noperate on the task. In scx_move_local_task_to_local_dsq(), wait before\nscx_resolve_local_dsq() as it may update p->scx.flags.","published":"2026-11-03T12:17:34.117000+00:00","modified":"2026-11-03T20:18:32.627000+00:00","status":"Received","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_version":"3.1","affected":[],"weaknesses":[],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2839946328c1618b3870d521b32bb9483d49d0","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"kev":null,"kev_checked":true,"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9}]},"configurations":[],"source":"nvd","retrieved_at":"2026-11-03T23:31:59.542326+00:00","exploited":false,"kev_stale":false,"products":[],"priority":{"label":"Assess exposure and vendor guidance","reasons":["No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.","Fresh EPSS data is unavailable; missing values are not zero."]},"epss":null,"version_assessment":null},"news":[],"campaigns":[],"domains":[{"domain":"git.kernel.org","source_url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2935062be77113c1c4565ca9d0c72180449aafee","investigate_url":"https://investigate.aeglixmind.com/#git.kernel.org"}],"arsenal_url":"https://arsenal.aeglixmind.com/?cve=CVE-2026-99269","catalog_url":"https://cves.aeglixmind.com/cve/CVE-2026-99269","research_url":"https://investigate.aeglixmind.com/research/cve/CVE-2026-99269","coverage":{"news_candidates_checked":0,"campaign_candidates_checked":0,"bounded":false,"notice":"Exact CVE mentions in stored public excerpts and reviewed campaign content only. A mention is not proof of exploitation, attribution or tool suitability. Missing matches do not establish absence."}}