HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-23229
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CVE-2026-23229

Published: February 18, 2026· Updated: Feb 23, 2026

EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:4.2th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: virtio - Add spinlock protection with virtqueue notification

When VM boots with one virtio-crypto PCI device and builtin backend,

run openssl benchmark command with multiple processes, such as

openssl speed -evp aes-128-cbc -engine afalg -seconds 10 -multi 32

openssl processes will hangup and there is error reported like this:

virtio_crypto virtio0: dataq.0:id 3 is not a head!

It seems that the data virtqueue need protection when it is handled

for virtio done notification. If the spinlock protection is added

in virtcrypto_done_task(), openssl benchmark with multiple processes

works well.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-23229 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
LinuxOpenSSL
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (8)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-23229
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedFeb 18, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-23229 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.