# CVE-2026-74593: sched\_ext: Take cgroup\_lock() first in scx\_cgroup\_lock()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-23

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Take cgroup_lock() first in scx_cgroup_lock() scx_cgroup_lock() write-locks scx_cgroup_ops_rwsem and then takes cgroup_lock(), which can deadlock through kernfs: scx enable/disable cgroup rmdir cpu.weight write ------------------ ------------ ---------------- cgroup_lock() percpu_down_write(rwsem) cgroup_lock() kernfs_get_active() percpu_down_read(rwsem) kernfs_drain() The enable path waits for the rmdir to release cgroup_mutex. The rmdir, deactivating the cpu controller's files, waits in kernfs_drain() for the write's active reference. The write, in scx_group_set_weight(), waits for the rwsem behind the pending writer. Take cgroup_lock() first. The set_* paths take no cgroup locks inside the read side, so a pending write-lock then only waits for read sections that always run to completion, and no dependency from the rwsem back to cgroup_mutex remains.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ca6b43edf83f8fc368cc3094ee5f3b1e8e0b0f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a054c9ffa9b7a0dffb763837b91ac9d381ec6d10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f8b69642d18e1f3e11996707842ac530444e959

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