# CVE-2026-93131: platform/x86: dell-privacy: Fix race condition

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in 239ae86b7c97341f49d2ba32037ee3ddbaf0f1ab; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in 2d2108685a491b369f95774d0a7579d6e5287215; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in a22beeb90475b5f71a477564eecf764b24f47277; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in f3c4532f6dac8fb5504d342e2a15e6353e5eb56e; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in 9f860050c3d17ff8499d3998f7534d306c3da50a; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in ef59ff891adf9bd696917f71f841fdb23c245790; from 8af9fa37b8a3637832cbf8fdd9bd828bd5f0de66, fixed in ca9338dbc64759b30741b12017c050b33c94dfa2
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.14.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/239ae86b7c97341f49d2ba32037ee3ddbaf0f1ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2108685a491b369f95774d0a7579d6e5287215
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22beeb90475b5f71a477564eecf764b24f47277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3c4532f6dac8fb5504d342e2a15e6353e5eb56e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f860050c3d17ff8499d3998f7534d306c3da50a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef59ff891adf9bd696917f71f841fdb23c245790
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9338dbc64759b30741b12017c050b33c94dfa2

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