GHSA-PM8F-4P6P-6X53

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 15:30 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic

The 'dumpability' of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of the task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and makes no sense when you don't have an associated mm.

And almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task has a mm pointer.

But we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses 'dumpable' to check various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically explicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS). Including for threads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel threads).

It's not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is.

The ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to be uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the traditional "drop capabilities" model doesn't make any difference for this all.

Make it all make a bit more sense by saying that if you don't have a MM pointer, we'll use a cached "last dumpability" flag if the thread ever had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never set), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-15T14:16:35Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nptrace: slightly saner \u0027get_dumpable()\u0027 logic\n\nThe \u0027dumpability\u0027 of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of\nthe task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and\nmakes no sense when you don\u0027t have an associated mm.\n\nAnd almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task\nhas a mm pointer.\n\nBut we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses \u0027dumpable\u0027 to\ncheck various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically\nexplicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS).  Including for\nthreads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel\nthreads).\n\nIt\u0027s not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is.\n\nThe ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to\nbe uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the\ntraditional \"drop capabilities\" model doesn\u0027t make any difference for\nthis all.\n\nMake it all make a *bit* more sense by saying that if you don\u0027t have a\nMM pointer, we\u0027ll use a cached \"last dumpability\" flag if the thread\never had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never\nset), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.",
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  "modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:58Z",
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