MEDIUMVulnerability
CVE-2026-64253
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process() PF_BLOCK_TS is only set in blk_time_get_ns() when current->plug is non-NULL, and blk_finish_plug() clears it via __blk_flush_plug() before NULLing the plug pointer. copy_process() breaks the invariant by inheriting PF_BLOCK_TS from the parent while resetting the child's plug to NULL. Clear PF_BLOCK_TS alongside that assignment so callers can rely on "PF_BLOCK_TS set implies current->plug != NULL" and dereference current->plug unguarded.
Properties
- severity
- MEDIUM
- score
- 5.5
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-64253
- vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- published_at
- 2026-07-24T16:16:55.017
- last_modified
- 2026-08-12T15:53:28.257
Related Entities (3)
HAS_WEAKNESS (1)
→[Weakness]NULL Pointer Dereference
DESCRIBED_BY (1)
→[Source]NVD
AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)
→[Product]
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