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CVE-2026-46259EXPLOITEDPATCHED
linux · linux_kernel

procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading real_parent in do_task_stat()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: procfs: fix missing RCU protection when reading real_parent in do_task_stat() When reading /proc/[pid]/stat, do_task_stat() accesses task->real_parent without proper RCU protection, which leads to: cpu 0 cpu 1 ----- ----- do_task_stat var = task->real_parent release_task call_rcu(delayed_put_task_struct) task_tgid_nr_ns(var) rcu_read_lock <--- Too late to protect task->real_parent! task_pid_ptr <--- UAF! rcu_read_unlock This patch uses task_ppid_nr_ns() instead of task_tgid_nr_ns() to add proper RCU protection for accessing task->real_parent.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxlinux_kernel06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 06fffb1267c9d986687b69d74a46ee332a50575e, 2.6.26

Also Affects

Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability

VendorProductSourceConfidence
ibmqradar siemcert_advisory90%

References

  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefa0fcd78be465b7ad4c497fa6ec90d64194c04
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c93a33f28f915d446eea6fb3f0e1def0b3af1982
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c8dc5b5517546c68ffae40b948336122bb61306
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e64bd46a04a4fd61279aca9f53a664e9e5f7e7e
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ec7c96601d61d52310c659145bb06d933a0fa6
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f9ae386861e280b7631ca252f798d25575627ee
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8b13cb4ff1a4545a214ed897fdf2bc341155b6
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76149d53502cf17ef3ae454ff384551236fba867

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CVSS 3.17.8 HIGH
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA KEV❌ No
Actively exploited✅ Yes
Patch available
fefa0fcd78be465b7ad4c497fa6ec90d64194c04c93a33f28f915d446eea6fb3f0e1def0b3af19821c8dc5b5517546c68ffae40b948336122bb613060e64bd46a04a4fd61279aca9f53a664e9e5f7e7e73ec7c96601d61d52310c659145bb06d933a0fa64f9ae386861e280b7631ca252f798d25575627eedd8b13cb4ff1a4545a214ed897fdf2bc341155b676149d53502cf17ef3ae454ff384551236fba86705.10.2525.15.2026.1.1656.6.1286.12.756.18.146.19.47.0
PublishedJun 3, 2026
Last enriched85d agov2
Trending Score59
Source articles5
Independent3
Info Completeness7/14
Missing: cvss, epss, cwe, kev, exploit, iocs, mitre_attack

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Verification

State: unverified
Confidence: 0%

Vulnerability Timeline

CVE Published
Jun 3, 2026
Discovered by ZDM
Jun 3, 2026
Updated: description, affectedVersions, severity, activelyExploited
Jun 3, 2026
Actively Exploited
Aug 5, 2026
Patch Available
Aug 5, 2026

Version History

v2
Last enriched 85d ago
v2Tier C85d ago

Updated severity to CRITICAL, added affected version 6.19.3, and corrected exploit availability to false.

descriptionaffectedVersionsseverityactivelyExploited
via VulDB
v185d ago

Initial creation