CVE-2026-64371 proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptracemayaccess with execupdatelock part 1 Fix the easy cases where procfs currently calls ptracemayaccess without execupdatelock protection, where the fix is to simply add the extra lock or use mmaccess: -...

CVE-2026-64371: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: proc: protect ptracemayaccess with execupdatelock part 1 Fix the easy cases where procfs currently calls ptracemayaccess without execupdatelock protection, where the fix is to simply add the extra lock or use mmaccess: -...

SUSE CVE-2026-46259

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading realparent in dotaskstat When reading /proc/pid/stat, dotaskstat accesses task-realparent without proper RCU protection, which leads to: cpu 0 cpu 1 ----- ----- dotaskstat var =...

CVE-2026-46259: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading realparent in dotaskstat When reading /proc/pid/stat, dotaskstat accesses task-realparent without proper RCU protection, which leads to: cpu 0 cpu 1 ----- ----- dotaskstat var =...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46259

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading realparent in dotaskstat When reading /proc/pid/stat, dotaskstat accesses task-realparent without proper RCU...

EUVD-2011-0740

Malware in sbrugna...

kernel: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats

A vulnerability was found in the dotaskstat function in the Linux kernel, where due to excessive lock contention, a potential hard lockup could be created. This can create a performance bottleneck and lead to kernel unresponsiveness...

kernel: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats

A vulnerability was found in the dotaskstat function in the Linux kernel, where due to excessive lock contention, a potential hard lockup could be created. This can create a performance bottleneck and lead to kernel unresponsiveness...

AZL-58704 CVE-2024-26686 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.182.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: dotaskstat: use sig-statslock to gather the threads/children stats locktasksighand can trigger a hard lockup. If NRCPUS threads call dotaskstat at the same time and the process has NRTHREADS, it will spin with irqs...

CVE-2024-26686

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: dotaskstat: use sig-statslock to gather the threads/children stats locktasksighand can trigger a hard lockup. If NRCPUS threads call dotaskstat at the same time and the process has NRTHREADS, it will spin with irqs...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26686

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: dotaskstat: use sig-statslock to gather the threads/children stats locktasksighand can trigger a hard lockup. If NRCPUS threads call dotaskstat at the same time and the process has NRTHREADS, it will spin with irqs...

CVE-2024-26686

CVE-2024-26686 refers to a Linux kernel issue where lock_task_sighand could trigger a hard lockup if NR_CPUS threads execute do_task_stat concurrently while a process has NR_THREADS. The fix changes do_task_stat() to gather thread/child statistics using sig->stats_lock outside the sighand lock...

CVE-2024-26686 fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: dotaskstat: use sig-statslock to gather the threads/children stats locktasksighand can trigger a hard lockup. If NRCPUS threads call dotaskstat at the same time and the process has NRTHREADS, it will spin with irqs...

CVE-2024-26686: Improper Locking

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: dotaskstat: use sig-statslock to gather the threads/children stats locktasksighand can trigger a hard lockup. If NRCPUS threads call dotaskstat at the same time and the process has NRTHREADS, it will spin with irqs...

Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2015)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-2015 advisory. - sctp: fix to calc the INIT/INIT-ACK chunk length correctly is set CVE-2011-1573 - dccp: fix oops on Reset after close CVE-2011-1093 - bridge:...

CVE-2011-0726: Improper Input Validation

The dotaskstat function in fs/proc/array.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not perform an expected uid check, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by reading the startcode and endcode fields in the /proc//stat file for a process executing a PIE...