Linux Kernel luo_session_retrieve toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as very critical. This affects the function luo_session_retrieve. This manipulation causes toctou. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-74370. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function luo_session_retrieve. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: liveupdate: fix TOCTOU race in luo_session_retrieve() Extend the scope of the rwsem_read lock in luo_session_retrieve() to overlap with the acquisition of the session mutex. This prevents a concurrent thread from releasing and freeing the session between the lookup and the mutex lock.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-74370 since 08/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2026).

Applying the patch d944170607b872a1f93713c555ad3f0efde3a9b8 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: d944170607b872a1f93713c555ad3f0efde3a9b8

Timelineinfo

08/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-74370 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-390337

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2026 10:03
Changes: 08/15/2026 10:03 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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