CVE-2024-26686

NameCVE-2024-26686
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats lock_task_sighand() can trigger a hard lockup. If NR_CPUS threads call do_task_stat() at the same time and the process has NR_THREADS, it will spin with irqs disabled O(NR_CPUS * NR_THREADS) time. Change do_task_stat() to use sig->stats_lock to gather the statistics outside of ->siglock protected section, in the likely case this code will run lockless.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.11.10-1fixed
sid6.12.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.82-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.7.7-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/7601df8031fd67310af891897ef6cc0df4209305 (6.8-rc4)

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