Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring/napi: make stale entries time out after 60s

With dynamic tracking a NAPI id that hasn't been seen for a minute is
meant to be dropped from the list the ring busy polls. The timeout is
added to jiffies, but it is defined as 60 * SEC_CONVERSION, and
SEC_CONVERSION isn't the number of jiffies in a second. It is the
internal factor of __timespec64_to_jiffies(), HZ scaled up by
SEC_JIFFIE_SC bits. For HZ=1000 that is 1000 << 22, which puts the
timeout at about eight years. On 32-bit the multiplication overflows.

So entries are never removed, and every id that a socket of the ring
ever had keeps being polled on each wait.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-703

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/napi: make stale entries time out after 60s With dynamic tracking a NAPI id that hasn't been seen for a minute is meant to be dropped from the list the ring busy polls. The timeout is added to jiffies, but it is defined as 60 * SEC_CONVERSION, and SEC_CONVERSION isn't the number of jiffies in a second. It is the internal factor of __timespec64_to_jiffies(), HZ scaled up by SEC_JIFFIE_SC bits. For HZ=1000 that is 1000 << 22, which puts the timeout at about eight years. On 32-bit the multiplication overflows. So entries are never removed, and every id that a socket of the ring ever had keeps being polled on each wait.
Title io_uring/napi: make stale entries time out after 60s
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T19:13:19.155Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.404Z

Link: CVE-2026-99267

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-03T12:17:33.860

Modified: 2026-11-03T12:17:33.860

Link: CVE-2026-99267

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-11-03T14:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-190

    Integer Overflow or Wraparound

  • CWE-703

    Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions