Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64371

Vulnerability identifier: #VU139591

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64371

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in procfs handlers for task statistics, wchan, map_files, and namespace links when accessing process information during concurrent exec state updates without exec_update_lock protection. A local user can access affected /proc interfaces to disclose sensitive information.

The issue involves calls to ptrace_may_access() without the required exec_update_lock protection.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-source
linux (Debian package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
perf - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-329.0.0.230
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.100-1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-31.31, 7.0.0-31.31.1, 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1006.7, 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1012.12, 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfe8c481846cee52473a2f7d7b30ee8e6749fc4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6650527444dadc63d84aa939d14ecba4fadb2f69
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7456ae990a9738962b33146916fabca62ae3d4e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1e630bcaac739f625822078edbaea98366930d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb43679356f1f2a4c6b1c88aec4f021e5b5c74e9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1cfd63326f5d09999134e9052c353faf738286e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54f14655fd7d7b293698a8b6918563c4c0465e7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9b4b03ccc9c69bf7f7298d4559906ebea7143b3

• Race condition in Linux kernel proc
• Debian update for linux
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0