CVE-2026-56923 Race condition in Android

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A race condition in the Android kernel allows local attackers to escalate privileges without user interaction or additional execution privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-56923?

CVE-2026-56923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In handle_unmap_req of tipc_virtio_dev.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-56923?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-56923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-511810441, GHSA-4m8w-p4p5-8mhw, PUB-A-511810441.

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