Linux Kernel up to 6.18.39/7.1.4 xilinx-trng xtrng_trng_generate/xtrng_hwrng_trng_read race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.39/7.1.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function xtrng_trng_generate/xtrng_hwrng_trng_read of the component xilinx-trng. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-80871. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.39/7.1.4. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function xtrng_trng_generate/xtrng_hwrng_trng_read of the component xilinx-trng. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: xilinx-trng - Remove crypto_rng interface Implementing the crypto_rng interface has no purpose, as it isn't used in practice. It's being removed from other drivers too. Just remove it. This leaves hwrng, which is actually used. Tagging with 'Cc stable' due to the bugs that this removes: - xtrng_trng_generate() sometimes returned success even when it didn't fill in all the bytes. - It was possible for xtrng_trng_generate() and xtrng_hwrng_trng_read() to run concurrently and interfere with each other, as the locking code in xtrng_hwrng_trng_read() was broken.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-80871 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.40 or 7.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 83f29da85dc9d9a32fe62cd1055e8e6705e6bf80/9634db561e1594c151923f4950c012161c545c93/32b4d29280ed2a991dc196d5845b892acedc63b8 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
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• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: 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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.40/7.1.5
Patch: 83f29da85dc9d9a32fe62cd1055e8e6705e6bf80/9634db561e1594c151923f4950c012161c545c93/32b4d29280ed2a991dc196d5845b892acedc63b8

Timelineinfo

08/26/2026 CVE reserved
09/04/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-80871 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399058

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2026 19:12
Changes: 09/04/2026 19:12 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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