FKIE_CVE-2026-43499

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-21 13:16 - Updated: 2026-05-30 11:17
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() remove_waiter() is used by the slowlock paths, but it is also used for proxy-lock rollback in rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock() when invoked from futex_requeue(). In the latter case waiter::task is not current, but remove_waiter() operates on current for the dequeue operation. That results in several problems: 1) the rbtree dequeue happens without waiter::task::pi_lock being held 2) the waiter task's pi_blocked_on state is not cleared, which leaves a dangling pointer primed for UAF around. 3) rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() operates on the wrong top priority waiter task Use waiter::task instead of current in all related operations in remove_waiter() to cure those problems. [ tglx: Fixup rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(), add a comment and amend the changelog ]
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bfdc63936dd4773109b7b8c280c0f3b5ae7d349
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb7394a837740770f0d6b4b30567e60786a63f2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d52dfcb2a5db86e346cf51f8fcf2071b8085166
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88614876370aac8ad1050ad785a4c095ba17ac11
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1fc8d698ac5e5916e3082a0f74450d71f9611f
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter()\n\nremove_waiter() is used by the slowlock paths, but it is also used for\nproxy-lock rollback in rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock() when invoked from\nfutex_requeue().\n\nIn the latter case waiter::task is not current, but remove_waiter()\noperates on current for the dequeue operation. That results in several\nproblems:\n\n  1) the rbtree dequeue happens without waiter::task::pi_lock being held\n\n  2) the waiter task\u0027s pi_blocked_on state is not cleared, which leaves a\n     dangling pointer primed for UAF around.\n\n  3) rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() operates on the wrong top priority waiter\n     task\n\nUse waiter::task instead of current in all related operations in\nremove_waiter() to cure those problems.\n\n[ tglx: Fixup rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(), add a comment and amend the\n  \tchangelog ]"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-43499",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-30T11:17:06.420",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  "published": "2026-05-21T13:16:19.300",
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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