CVE-2026-64375

High

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().

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 25, 2026
First seenJul 25, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.18 ≤ v < 5.10.261, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.212, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.178, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.145, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.97, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.40, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.1.45.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.4

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