CVE-2026-93131 platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition
A race condition in the Dell privacy driver allows local attackers to trigger a use-after-free, potentially causing a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-93131?
CVE-2026-93131 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 17 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition
Accessing priv->features_present needs to happen with the list mutex being held, otherwise priv can be freed at any moment.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93131?
How do I fix CVE-2026-93131?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-93131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-102648, BELL-CVE-2026-93131, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93131, GHSA-7jq7-xfwh-8rjj, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93131.