CVE-2026-52936
MEDIUMcrypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex jent_kcapi_random() serializes the shared jitterentropy state, but it currently holds a spinlock across the jent_read_entropy() call. That path performs expensive jitter collection and SHA3 conditioning, so parallel readers can trigger stalls as contending waiters spin for the same lock. To prevent non-preemptible lock hold, replace rng->jent_lock with a mutex so contended readers sleep instead of spinning on a shared lock held across expensive entropy generation.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
1.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel
4.2.0 - 6.6.141linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.33linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 7.0.10linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.91linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.2
Linux/Linux
4.2
Linux/Linux
6.12.91 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.18.33 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.6.141 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
7.0.10 - 7.0.*
... and 7 more
Published
Jun 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 24, 2026