CVE-2026-89752Medium· 5.5▾ SunlitA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory cgroup (memcg) component. When multiple file operations concurrently update `memory.high` or `memory.max` files in `kernfs`, a writer can continue reclaiming memory towards an outdated target. …
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 30.3 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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0.2%
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Last analysed / modified upstream
4.1 → 5.5
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory cgroup (memcg) component. When multiple file operations concurrently update memory.high or memory.max files in kernfs, a writer can continue reclaiming memory towards an outdated target. This can lead to an indefinite loop, causing a denial of service (DoS) by blocking the writer and repeatedly incrementing the Out-Of-Memory (OOM) event counter without terminating processes.
kernel: mm: memcg: stop reclaim when a limit update is superseded — rated Low by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-21.
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Out of support scope
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