FKIE_CVE-2026-80777

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 16:18 - Updated: 2026-10-19 09:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex/pi: Plug private futex exec() race The check for private futexes whether the waiter's mm, which is stored in the futex_key and copied into the pi_state, is the same as the owner's mm is not sufficient for exec(). exec() has a gap where the mm check fails to give the correct answer: exec() ... exec_release_mm() futex_exec_release() tsk::futex::exit_state = EXITING; cleanup_robust_list(); 1) tsk::futex::exit_state = OK; ... old_mm = tsk::mm; 2) tsk::mm = ->mm; Between #1 and #2 the check for the mm is wrong as that mm is about to be swapped out and eventually freed. Plug this gap by: 1) Setting tsk::futex::exit_state to FUTEX_STATE_DEAD in futex_exec_release() 2) Setting tsk::futex::exit_state to FUTEX_STATE_OK after the mm has been switched. From a futex point of view the task is dead after it finished the robust list cleanup up to the point where it sets the state to OK again.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0478bc6bf197629fea0331d65b39eeea043c6cf0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5f0bc9fd1cec4a00400cc727fcde03e0fde17cc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7944cee62ec6cca1c90780a766960a57d3b4bb8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf538b2e69653ff740e84042245018e5680cd7b
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            "fs/exec.c",
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            "kernel/futex/pi.c"
          ],
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    }
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfutex/pi: Plug private futex exec() race\n\nThe check for private futexes whether the waiter\u0027s mm, which is stored in\nthe futex_key and copied into the pi_state, is the same as the owner\u0027s mm\nis not sufficient for exec(). exec() has a gap where the mm check fails to\ngive the correct answer:\n\n  exec()\n  ...\n    exec_release_mm()\n      futex_exec_release()\n        tsk::futex::exit_state = EXITING;\n        cleanup_robust_list();\n1)      tsk::futex::exit_state = OK;\n    ...\n    old_mm = tsk::mm;\n2)  tsk::mm = -\u003emm;\n\nBetween #1 and #2 the check for the mm is wrong as that mm is about to be\nswapped out and eventually freed.\n\nPlug this gap by:\n\n  1) Setting tsk::futex::exit_state to FUTEX_STATE_DEAD in\n     futex_exec_release()\n\n  2) Setting tsk::futex::exit_state to FUTEX_STATE_OK after\n     the mm has been switched.\n\nFrom a futex point of view the task is dead after it finished the robust\nlist cleanup up to the point where it sets the state to OK again."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-80777",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:11.790",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:18:03.373",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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