CVE-2026-99206

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix race in discovery auth updates Separate configfs opens can concurrently update the discovery AuthMethod parameter. Both callers may free the same value in iscsi_update_param_value(), causing a double-free. Protect the lookup and replacement with the discovery TPG access lock, as used by the other TPG configfs parameter updates.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0017

Probability of exploitation

0.07%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/083eea404d162c324456cf4ff9912fe8701d936b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128dfa7a9b4b3c956e8ac04a169a7ba04960cd75 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f3eb8ba914cbe079faf8712101b94ce6b2d821 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b206898acaf40f87cf59e97e511a6b60aad9d5e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b6ebcc83afb5338c561ff97ca85dc954a89136 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6caa2b3edb7da4f50a38e16561b75fcae21d4099 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b07828b133b326cb4fb59f144ca37f8db535999 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15b81f602edbdee39c335546f25486a1747f3f0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-99206? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix race in discovery auth updates Separate configfs opens can concurrently update the discovery AuthMethod parameter. Both callers may free the same value in iscsi_update_param_value(), causing a double-free. Protect the lookup and replacement with the discovery TPG access lock, as used by the other TPG configfs parameter updates.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-99206? +

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