CVE-2026-93163

A flaw was found in the hwrng core component of the Linux kernel. When the hwrngregister function fails during the registration process, it does not properly remove the hardware random number generator RNG from the global list. This oversight creates a dangling reference, which can lead to a...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-93163

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrngregisterrng does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name alrea...

AZL-102882 CVE-2026-93163 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrngregisterrng does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name already exists 3. Adds rng to global rnglist 4. May try to set rng to...

CVE-2026-93163

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrngregisterrng does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name already exists 3. Adds rng to global rnglist 4. May try to set rng to...

CVE-2026-93163 hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrngregisterrng does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name already exists 3. Adds rng to global rnglist 4. May try to set rng to...

CVE-2026-93163: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - fix rng list on registration error hwrngregisterrng does the following: 1. Checks if rng has name and read methods set 2. Checks if the name already exists 3. Adds rng to global rnglist 4. May try to set rng to...

AZL-88494 CVE-2026-45949 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - use RCU and workstruct to fix race condition Currently, hwrngfill is not cleared until the hwrngfillfn thread exits. Since hwrngunregister reads hwrngfill outside the rngmutex lock, a concurrent hwrngunregister may...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45949

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - use RCU and workstruct to fix race condition Currently, hwrngfill is not cleared until the hwrngfillfn thread exits. Since hwrngunregister reads hwrngfill outside the rngmutex lock, a concurrent hwrngunregister may...

CVE-2026-45949 hwrng: core - use RCU and work_struct to fix race condition

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: core - use RCU and workstruct to fix race condition Currently, hwrngfill is not cleared until the hwrngfillfn thread exits. Since hwrngunregister reads hwrngfill outside the rngmutex lock, a concurrent hwrngunregister may...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

The Linux kernel is the core of the open-source operating system Linux, developed by the Linux Foundation in the United States. There is a security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which stems from a race condition between the cleanup of the hwrngfill function and the thread termination in the...