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...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Linux kernel that stems from locktasksighand that triggers a hard lock...