crypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.11 % · percentile 1 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex jent_kcapi_random() serializes the shared jitterentropy state, but it currently holds a spinlock across the jent_read_entropy() call. That path performs expensive jitter collection and SHA3 conditioning, so parallel readers can trigger stalls as contending waiters spin for the same lock. To prevent non-preemptible lock hold, replace rng->jent_lock with a mutex so contended readers sleep instead of spinning on a shared lock held across expensive entropy generation.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21de77d06f6b540e870e64ef5ff56be4eb8ba08f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18216b8ab6904753eaf31baf453cb02ecd202ba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c03e6eb98443dc4d6d422a9780034a5b75376b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff734dbd9e2432601a6dcd167cfb0bf8a36d1880
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec427dc5286da1ed08f2d510e2147a7581b0cb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d798e9feb30212952d4e992801ba6bd6a82351
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-38706
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-52936
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1066 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0926 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0866 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Azure Linux · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.2 < 6.6.141cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.91cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.33cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.0.10
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < 21de77d06f6b540e870e64ef5ff56be4eb8ba08f ; affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < 18216b8ab6904753eaf31baf453cb02ecd202ba4 ; affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < 4c03e6eb98443dc4d6d422a9780034a5b75376b4 ; affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < ff734dbd9e2432601a6dcd167cfb0bf8a36d1880 ; affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < ec427dc5286da1ed08f2d510e2147a7581b0cb02 ; affected bb5530e4082446aac3a3d69780cd4dbfa4520013 < 01d798e9feb30212952d4e992801ba6bd6a82351 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.2 ; unaffected 0 < 4.2 ; unaffected 6.1.191 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.141 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.91 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.33 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |