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.
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Configurations
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History
08 Jul 2026, 20:31
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d798e9feb30212952d4e992801ba6bd6a82351 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18216b8ab6904753eaf31baf453cb02ecd202ba4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c03e6eb98443dc4d6d422a9780034a5b75376b4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec427dc5286da1ed08f2d510e2147a7581b0cb02 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff734dbd9e2432601a6dcd167cfb0bf8a36d1880 - Patch |
24 Jun 2026, 08:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-24 08:16
Updated : 2026-07-08 20:31
NVD link : CVE-2026-52936
Mitre link : CVE-2026-52936
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52936
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
