---
id: "CVE-2026-48178"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-48178"]
title: "Linux PPC kernel: race condition allows out-of-bounds memory access"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "linux", "powerpc"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-05T03:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T03:31:44+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T03:33:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48178", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T03:31:44+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Linux PPC kernel: race condition allows out-of-bounds memory access

A race condition in how a global variable is accessed on PowerPC systems can cause an out-of-bounds memory access. The sources do not state what an attacker can do beyond that.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T03:31:44+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48178

## From the sources

Out of bound access in PPC due to race condition in global variable access

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