Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64371
Published: July 27, 2026
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
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64371
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.100-1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.100-1
External References
- 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