CVE-2026-98418
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/core: Avoid false migration warning for proxy donors Proxy execution can move a blocked donor's scheduling context to the lock owner's CPU even when the donor is migration-disabled. The donor does not execute there, and its original execution CPU remains recorded in wake_cpu. set_task_cpu() warns unconditionally for migration-disabled tasks, so a subsequent proxy migration or the wakeup path returning the donor home triggers a false positive: moving a blocked scheduling context does not violate the migration-disabled execution context. For example, creating a mutex owner on CPU1 and a migration-disabled waiter on CPU0 can trigger the following warning: proxy_migrate_repro: donor blocking on CPU0 with migration disabled proxy_migrate_repro: donor moved from CPU0 to CPU1 WARNING: kernel/sched/core.c:3389 at set_task_cpu+0x1d3/0x280 ... Call Trace: try_to_wake_up+0x43f/0x780 __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x330/0x540 owner_fn+0x9f/0xc0 [proxy_migrate_repro] ... proxy_migrate_repro: donor woke on CPU0, task_cpu=0 proxy_migrate_repro: completed Exclude blocked proxy donors from the warning. The proxy wakeup path restores an executable placement before clearing the blocked state.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
7.1
and later are affected. Fixed in
7.2.8,
7.3-rc4
and their respective stable series.
References
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What is CVE-2026-98418?
CVE-2026-98418 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 7.1 onward and has been patched in 7.2.8 and 7.3-rc4. CVE-2026-98418 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98418?
Yes. CVE-2026-98418 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.2.8 and 7.3-rc4. If you are running Linux kernel 7.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-98418 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-98418 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.