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CVE-2026-64371
proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1)
Overview
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1) Fix the easy cases where procfs currently calls ptrace_may_access() without exec_update_lock protection, where the fix is to simply add the extra lock or use mm_access(): - do_task_stat(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_pid_wchan(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_map_files_lookup(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm() - proc_map_files_readdir(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm() - proc_ns_get_link(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_ns_readlink(): grab exec_update_lock
Details
INFO
Published Date :
July 25, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
Apply Linux kernel security updates to protect ptrace_may_access() function.
- Update the Linux kernel.
- Ensure exec_update_lock protects ptrace_may_access().
- Use mm_access() where appropriate.
- Verify lock protection in procfs calls.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'ae1e630bcaac739f625822078edbaea98366930d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'd54f14655fd7d7b293698a8b6918563c4c0465e7', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'bb43679356f1f2a4c6b1c88aec4f021e5b5c74e9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '7456ae990a9738962b33146916fabca62ae3d4e0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '4bfe8c481846cee52473a2f7d7b30ee8e6749fc4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'f9b4b03ccc9c69bf7f7298d4559906ebea7143b3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'c1cfd63326f5d09999134e9052c353faf738286e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '6650527444dadc63d84aa939d14ecba4fadb2f69', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '6b06d6282100dd5aacf7d45443d651a1995bd9c4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '334ed22054b2ec8477e4409e214fc139cf937ef6', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.27.23', 'lessThan': '2.6.28', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.29.3', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.30'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'ae1e630bcaac739f625822078edbaea98366930d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'd54f14655fd7d7b293698a8b6918563c4c0465e7', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'bb43679356f1f2a4c6b1c88aec4f021e5b5c74e9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '7456ae990a9738962b33146916fabca62ae3d4e0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '4bfe8c481846cee52473a2f7d7b30ee8e6749fc4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'f9b4b03ccc9c69bf7f7298d4559906ebea7143b3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'c1cfd63326f5d09999134e9052c353faf738286e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '6650527444dadc63d84aa939d14ecba4fadb2f69', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '6b06d6282100dd5aacf7d45443d651a1995bd9c4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '334ed22054b2ec8477e4409e214fc139cf937ef6', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.27.23', 'lessThan': '2.6.28', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.29.3', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.30'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'ae1e630bcaac739f625822078edbaea98366930d', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'd54f14655fd7d7b293698a8b6918563c4c0465e7', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'bb43679356f1f2a4c6b1c88aec4f021e5b5c74e9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '7456ae990a9738962b33146916fabca62ae3d4e0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '4bfe8c481846cee52473a2f7d7b30ee8e6749fc4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'f9b4b03ccc9c69bf7f7298d4559906ebea7143b3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': 'c1cfd63326f5d09999134e9052c353faf738286e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d', 'lessThan': '6650527444dadc63d84aa939d14ecba4fadb2f69', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '6b06d6282100dd5aacf7d45443d651a1995bd9c4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '334ed22054b2ec8477e4409e214fc139cf937ef6', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.27.23', 'lessThan': '2.6.28', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.29.3', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.30'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.30', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/proc/array.c', 'fs/proc/base.c', 'fs/proc/namespaces.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1) Fix the easy cases where procfs currently calls ptrace_may_access() without exec_update_lock protection, where the fix is to simply add the extra lock or use mm_access(): - do_task_stat(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_pid_wchan(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_map_files_lookup(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm() - proc_map_files_readdir(): use mm_access() instead of get_task_mm() - proc_ns_get_link(): grab exec_update_lock - proc_ns_readlink(): grab exec_update_lock Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfe8c481846cee52473a2f7d7b30ee8e6749fc4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6650527444dadc63d84aa939d14ecba4fadb2f69 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7456ae990a9738962b33146916fabca62ae3d4e0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1e630bcaac739f625822078edbaea98366930d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb43679356f1f2a4c6b1c88aec4f021e5b5c74e9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1cfd63326f5d09999134e9052c353faf738286e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54f14655fd7d7b293698a8b6918563c4c0465e7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9b4b03ccc9c69bf7f7298d4559906ebea7143b3
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