CVE-2026-98281
futex: Also allocate private hash on vfork()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Also allocate private hash on vfork() As Jann demonstrated, it is entirely feasible to access the mm through vfork(). Therefore we need to allocate a private hash on vfork() as well as any other CLONE_VM user. Specifically, it must be avoided to have (private) futex waiters before allocating the private hash.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 6, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
1dcd36420af2da5bd59306dba9caf78e3d248b1d < 5468a4855b63b30156a79e5248e01bf1a2c18dd7 ee9dce44362b2d8132c32964656ab6dff7dfbc6a < eecbafa8cabbc4d1482f6a5e2acc25a8f934681b ee9dce44362b2d8132c32964656ab6dff7dfbc6a < b61b6f95d6722ddbbbd09e689fa41b55fd36f9a5 974ac49a9a068b0591a59f65c63eb06579a13091 6.18.33 < 6.18.54 7.0.10 < 7.1
Linux / Linux
7.1