CVE-2026-64375
Published: July 29, 2026Last modified: August 14, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (FD links) proc_pid_get_link() and proc_pid_readlink() currently look up the task from the pid once, then do the ptrace access check on that task, then look up the task from the pid a second time to do the actual access. That's racy in several ways. To fix it, pass the task to the ->proc_get_link() handler, and instead of proc_fd_access_allowed(), introduce a new helper call_proc_get_link() that looks up and locks the task, does the access check, and calls ->proc_get_link().
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/138c692d2b2d63d26f2eb957d0e4fcc5d61f9ff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/497c6bae5167428596575f20af6613ff5671f383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6253dfee5afba536bb54fc6fe6c091c3758fafe1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6255da28d4bb5349fe18e84cb043ccd394eba75d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bf0d2b6e914f1448d6a2fde193dcf60936a651
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b17872e3166c295c599279fc9562ac3840c638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de497d7aa2fae453a7e7c8f7d3e8682e565e3aaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd1894cb64cbd8758b461ed713800fe73db4f82