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CVE-2026-64371
Linux Linux — proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1)
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0013 1.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d – —
Linux 2.6.30 – 5.10.261
TIMELINE
Jul 19 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Sep 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64371 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
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
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 19, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| September 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64371 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | f83ce3e6b02d5e48b3a43b001390e2b58820389d | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2.6.30 | 5.10.261 |
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