Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default()
copy_process() uses the wrong error exit path from futex_hash_allocate_default(). After exiting from futex_hash_allocate_default(), neither tasklist_lock nor siglock has been acquired. The exit label bad_fork_core_free unlocks both of these locks which is wrong.
The next exit label, bad_fork_cancel_cgroup, is the correct exit. sched_cgroup_fork() did not allocate any resources that need to freed.
Use bad_fork_cancel_cgroup on error exit from futex_hash_allocate_default().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 7c4f75a21f636486d2969d9b6680403ea8483539, < f1635765cd0fdbf27b04d9a50be91a01b5adda13; >= 7c4f75a21f636486d2969d9b6680403ea8483539, < 4ec3c15462b9f44562f45723a92e2807746ba7d1 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.16 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 15, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred